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moils 1 of 2

noun

plural of moil
1
as in commotions
a state of noisy, confused activity went for a retreat at the monastery for a temporary respite from the moil of the modern world

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2
as in efforts
very hard or unpleasant work fed up with the moil and moneygrubbing of Wall Street, he decided to open a bed-and-breakfast in Vermont

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moils

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verb

present tense third-person singular of moil
1
as in struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

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2
as in swirls
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 moils
  1. commotions
  2. efforts
  3. struggles
  4. swirls
  5. disturbances
  6. sweats
  7. labors
  8. spins
Noun
  • Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Noun
  • An international mission in March documented escalating police violence, smear campaigns fueled by public officials, persistent impunity, legal and digital threats and the ruling party's efforts to tighten its grip over the media, CPJ said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The cost-cutting efforts have led to longer expected delivery times and lowered service-performance goals that USPS has been unable to fully reach, a recent Government Accountability Office report found.
    — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of efforts
Verb
  • Her tragic fate has inspired other former child stars to speak out about the pressure and struggles that often accompany fame at an early age.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In the show’s second season, Lumon struggles to contain the fallout from these discoveries and fires the head of the severed floor, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), replacing her with her former deputy, Seth Milchick (Tillman).
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of struggles
Verb
  • Max Martin, Grande sings of blowing through breakups and make-ups and enduring mounting exhaustion with mass notoriety while the music swirls patiently and frequently angrily underneath.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The galaxy's heart shines brightly in the image, with gleaming rays of light radiating from its center while gas and dust swirls around.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 19 May 2026
Definition of swirls
Noun
  • As global disturbances push up fuel prices and increase uncertainty, a growing majority of people just want stable, affordable power.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Retracing the days leading up to her disappearance, Joseph experiences past and present blurring together, while escalating disturbances in their home point to something far more sinister than grief.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • To make things easy, stick to sweats or its Crepette line—this pants and jacket set in Flint Green is from the latter.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Wear it comfortably with jeans, sweats, skirts, leggings, and under cardigans, sweaters, denim jackets, and more.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of sweats
Verb
  • Thoroughly unimpressed by her suburban idyll, and evidently unmoved by her responsibilities as wife and mother, Denise labors in her basement on a novel whose protagonist wishes to forsake her family for a life in New York.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Every man and woman who labors in the construction industry deserves that.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of labors
Verb
  • There’s so many new ideas surfacing constantly that my head spins.
    — Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Once the tarantula has been consumed, the larva spins a cocoon and pupates into a mature wasp in two to three weeks.
    — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
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“Moils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moils. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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