as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
the kind of moiling work that was done by unskilled laborers before the age of mechanization
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as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort
miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moiling
Adjective
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Building the program had proved difficult.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026 -
Sindcom 14-Piece Food Storage Containers Set The pantry is one of the most difficult places to organize thanks to boxes of cereal, pasta, baking ingredients, and more scattered about.—
Kelsey Fredricks,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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With evacuation shelters reaching capacity as more than 40,000 people were asked to leave their homes, officials laboring to prevent an explosion at a crippled chemical tank in Garden Grove reported tentative progress Sunday in ending the crisis.—
Deborah Netburn,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Makar has played in every game this postseason, but was clearly laboring in Game 5 against the Minnesota Wild.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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As zero-proof drinks move from novelty to mainstream, understanding what’s swirling around in your glass matters more than ever.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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How the global media coverage swirling around the investigation will impact Mango remains to be seen.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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During a particularly challenging episode with her mental health, Halverson said, his mother went to stay with her sister in Wisconsin.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Perhaps my teen years and college (particularly the latter) would have not been so challenging emotionally, academically and socially.—
Sahaj Kaur Kohli,
Washington Post,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Such records have drawn the interest of some people whose families are struggling with depression, suicide or other issues.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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But perhaps a move to the bullpen could help his performance and a team that is struggling to earn wins.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Melting snow patches and churning snow-making machines marked much of the late winter conditions across California ski areas this year.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Good morning, Mason Miller was on the wrong side of a twisting turning gut-churning ninth inning this time.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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Despite his lack of both clothing and confidence, the Wolf eventually found his way to the Master of Life, who was also inspiring but demanding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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That is where the conversation becomes more demanding.—
Gregory Shahnovsky,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Veering between striving and settling, a person caught in the greatness trap struggles to admire the best without making everything else seem worse.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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The other is striving to create the framework that may be vital for the future.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Moiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moiling. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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