moiled

verb

past tense of moil
1
as in struggled
to devote serious and sustained effort miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

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2
as in swirled
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the angry mob moiled around the courthouse

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moiled
  1. struggled
  2. swirled
  3. labored
  4. boiled
  5. worked
  6. spun
  7. churned
  8. whirled
Verb
  • Kyrgios underwent a full wrist reconstruction in September 2023, after suffering a full rupture of a key ligament that stabilizes the joint, and has struggled to generate any kind of momentum since.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Firefighters struggled to reach people trapped on the upper floors as thick smoke engulfed the building, a police officer told the news agency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of struggled
Verb
  • In the days after Ocasio-Cortez began documenting her egg-freezing, rumors swirled around her relationship status.
    — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • One man desperately clung to a light pole in Cambridge City as muddy, brown water swirled around him, before he was eventually rescued.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of swirled
Verb
  • Royals starter Seth Lugo labored through 4 2/3 innings while allowing five runs.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Indiana National Guard soldiers labored in Hobart, Gary and Munster to clear trees and limbs to reopen streets.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of labored
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  • Consider the many different editions of New York Yankees dynasties that boiled the blood of fans across America.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Even if eggs are boiled or poached, pairing them with healthy fats like avocado or nuts can provide the fat needed to support vitamin D absorption.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 26 July 2026
Definition of boiled
Verb
  • Sen has experience in finance and economic analysis, having worked as an investment manager and previously serving as a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That is, again, different from last year; Glenn knew Wilks but had never worked with him before.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of worked
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  • His approach, and the propaganda machine that has spun it as a law-and-order success story, has turned Bukele into an international figure, and cast leaders like Petro and Cepeda, who helped design Petro’s strategy, as soft on crime.
    — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But hope can be spun from the darkest of shadows, and the Night Court has its own part to play in the looming crescendo.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of spun
Verb
  • All the while the fMRI churned on, peering through the dogs’ skulls into the brain below and looking for the areas that lit up as a result of the visual stimuli.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Not to say that milk doesn’t have a summer purpose—churned, say, into ice cream, or blended into a milkshake—but to most people, these frozen treats are the beginning and end of the list.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 July 2026
Definition of churned
Verb
  • Throughout all this chaos, the Fleetwood Mac touring machine whirled on.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • The ram whirled, rushed down off his rocky pinnacle, and went by us.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
Definition of whirled
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“Moiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moiled. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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