peg (away)

verb

Definition of peg (away)next
as in to labor
to devote serious and sustained effort the writer pegged away at his first novel for three years before he felt that it was ready to be published

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peg (away)
  1. labor
  2. struggle
  3. strive
  4. work
Verb
  • The Bruins need a big game from quarterback Ty Dieffenbach, with the Bruins laboring a bit the past two games to score wins.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • His parents labored to reclaim local wetlands to grow wheat and soybeans.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of labor
Verb
  • Yet when asked to move beyond answering questions to framing their own, many struggled.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Tommy Novak got two goals in the first six minutes and Egor Chinakhov also scored for the Penguins, who moved Crosby and the 40-year-old Malkin onto their top line before the game in an effort to spark their struggling lineup.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of struggle
Verb
  • No more striving to be perfect and separate, to dominate and exploit.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Huskies were lucky to have Anderson, whose striving for every possible advantage went beyond the physical.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of strive
Verb
  • The system is designed to work with different commercial vessel types and propulsion technologies.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The company has worked with major brands including Chipotle, Hinge and Spotify and was recently acquired by Visible Ventures for an undisclosed sum.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of work
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“Peg (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peg%20%28away%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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