MOILED Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

moiled

verb

past tense of moil

as in struggled

to devote serious and sustained effort miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

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as in swirled

to be in a state of violent rolling motion the angry mob moiled around the courthouse

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Yet when asked to move beyond answering questions to framing their own, many struggled.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
But Lloyd, who had long struggled with mental health issues, was also suffering from drug addiction, and conflicts with Verlaine led to the band’s breakup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of struggled

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But up to this point, DIIV have endured—thrived, even—because of their refusal to capitulate to the industry winds that swirled around them.

— Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
In the lead-up to Kushner’s arrival last summer, speculation about his agenda swirled in Paris.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of swirled

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His parents labored to reclaim local wetlands to grow wheat and soybeans.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026
The Virginia Theological Seminary makes annual cash payments to the descendants whose family members labored on its campus during slavery and Jim Crow eras.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of labored

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Nutritional profiles can vary by type of carrot or sweet potato, preparation method (raw, boiled, roasted), and portion size.

— Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026
El-Sayed, in responding to a question about Social Security, boiled his preferred frame for this election down to one sentence.

— New York Times, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of boiled

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Kelly, who lost to High in the primaries and later worked full time for him, attributed the defeat to general discontent with the Democratic party.

— Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
The reigning Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, who was a rodeo cowboy in his youth, has worked with Justin Boots on a collection of men’s boots.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

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Where football is doesn't need to be explained or spun, people in Arkansas can easily see the program needs help and not just with money.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Zohran Mamdani racked up more wins Tuesday night, as New Yorkers passed the five ballot measures spun up by his independent Commission on Government Efficiency.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of spun

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As Election Day churned into the afternoon, some UCF students continued to have trouble voting at the on-campus precinct due to pre-registration issues.

— Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Rosie Manins reported that the case churned in the judicial system’s gears for over a decade before reaching this denouement.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

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