PEGS (AWAY) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

pegs (away)

verb

present tense third-person singular of peg (away)

as in struggles

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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In the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, Maya struggles to maintain the beauty and optimism Charlie’s presence brought into her life.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Ukraine struggles to stop them, and its engineers are working on the issue 24/7 as a matter of life and death.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of struggles

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The team is keenly aware that in the modern market, trust is not bought but earned, and Vita Bella strives to achieve this every step of the way.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Through struggle, sacrifice, and an unwavering yearning for justice, Valjean strives to complete his path to redemption and give Cosette a future filled with love and freedom.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of strives

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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

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But however janky, the system just about works for the ornery menfolk muddling their way through it, with their many beefs mostly resolved with a bottle of lethally alcoholic local tipple chacha, or a punch to the face, or both.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
On Tuesday, the company unveiled AIForce, a live interface that works across the Salesforce ecosystem.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

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