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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
plodded night and day to get the assignment done
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
oxen plodding through deep mud
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
wayfarers plodding across the sandy wastes
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Recent Examples of plod
For the fiction writer, stuck at the plodding speed of publishing, such a maneuver requires gauging both political velocity and cultural direction.
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july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
The arrests have spread fed confusion and fear, especially among asylum-seekers, who are accustomed to remaining free while their cases plod their way through the system.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 June 2025
That is a breakneck pace for the tech world, let alone the plodding rhythms of Hollywood.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 30 May 2025
The civil case has plodded along within the confines imposed by White’s order staying proceedings.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
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july 10, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
The arrests have spread fed confusion and fear, especially among asylum-seekers, who are accustomed to remaining free while their cases plod their way through the system.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 June 2025
That is a breakneck pace for the tech world, let alone the plodding rhythms of Hollywood.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 30 May 2025
The civil case has plodded along within the confines imposed by White’s order staying proceedings.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plod
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Serafin pitches Qualtrics as using technology to solve a problem technology created, saying companies now struggle to piece together a coherent picture of their customers across their call centers, apps, websites, text messages, and social media accounts.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Uncertainty on the river creates a planning 'nightmare' The seven states that use the Colorado River are struggling to reach a new agreement restricting their consumption as the river continues shrinking.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Wave have been fortunate that Orlando and Washington have also stumbled, keeping the gap small.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, the Braves overcame an early 5-1 deficit in the series opener Tuesday with four runs in the fourth inning to tie the score, only to give it right back on a night when Spencer Strider stumbled, tying a career high with eight runs allowed in four innings.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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One person would hold the rod and drag ashore a thrashing, 200-pound sawfish.—
Jack Prator,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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In doing so, the currents drag swimmers out into open waters.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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From ones that incorporate fans to odes to classic binge-worthy TV, with the help of social media, everyone’s creative wheels are turning — and people are learning one new step after another, feet shuffling, turning, stepping with ease.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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The coaching staff shuffled its depth chart, handing extra reps to players who had performed well over the previous nine practices and deserved a longer look.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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With a holistic view of organizational needs and resources, cognitive tools strive not simply to accelerate existing processes but to develop new approaches in real time to optimize actions across the entire value chain.—
Gurdip Singh,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The series has never strived to be anything more than opulent fluff, but it still gets consistently pilloried for its lack of realism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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The herds are decked out in crowns of flowers, and the air will be noisy, full of tinkling bells as the cattle trudge down from the higher Alpine pastures to the lower stretches of greenery in and around this town.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
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Enormous grey clouds gathered over the Bank of America Stadium as the players trudged off the field, bringing thunderstorms and a risk of lightning which delayed the match for one hour and 53 minutes.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
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Adam crawls along the floor, left, about to put his finger in an electrical outlet, right, while his baby watches from afar.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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The company argued that its AI assistants operate on behalf of a user's request and are not systematically crawling the web for training data.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Ortega has stomped all over the press tour for the second season of Wednesday.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
6 Aug. 2025
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Some, snubbed by their companions, stomp off in a huff or peck adjacent fans instead, while youthful pairs looking to lock lips are thwarted by chaperoning adults.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Plod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plod. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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