PEGGING (AWAY) Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

pegging (away)

verb

present participle of peg (away)

as in struggling

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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Americans who are already struggling to pay their bills are about to face more financial headwinds as new tariffs take effect and the ongoing Iran war pushes gas prices up.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 25 July 2026
The bear was panting and struggling with the placement of its paws and legs on the pole — which was carrying 7,200-volt wires at 22 feet high.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of struggling

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But behind the scenes, non-profit organizations are striving to build new housing and safeguard existing residential stock through partnerships, systems and programs intended to hammer away at shortages of attainable residential units.

— Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
There was so much striving, by individuals and their teams, striving for the World Cup trophy and striving against every structural indecency that conspired to compromise the game’s integrity.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of striving

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Still visibly laboring through the pain, Dias pulled on a pair of chaps that once belonged to Lane Frost, one of the most iconic figures in bull riding history.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Complicated births that require, for example, extended time laboring will now be differentiated and might cost more, while uncomplicated births will cost less.

— Camille A. Clare, STAT, 23 July 2026

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Driving his son’s final path himself, Urrutia was convinced that if the wrong-way detectors had been working that night, his son would still be alive.

— Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Qiu was known for research working with a cutting-edge technique known as base editing to make custom treatments for children with rare diseases.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

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