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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
When their stomachs were full, the bears would plod into the woods, sometimes walking past less than 10 yards away from our group.
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Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
The Room 13 maze perfectly matches the tired, plodding and slow jazz soundtrack.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The two fighters advanced, Ali jogging enthusiastically and Frazier plodding, cautious.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Creating stores of reliable data and the systems needed to power them—the core of most companies’ ongoing digital transformation efforts—is plodding work.
—Emily Acton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Robert Annis, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
The Room 13 maze perfectly matches the tired, plodding and slow jazz soundtrack.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The two fighters advanced, Ali jogging enthusiastically and Frazier plodding, cautious.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Creating stores of reliable data and the systems needed to power them—the core of most companies’ ongoing digital transformation efforts—is plodding work.
—Emily Acton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plod
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For organizations struggling with the classic challenges of cross-functional collaboration—territorial disputes, communication gaps, and suboptimal compromises—AI offers a pathway to genuine integration.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Attest data supports concerns around mental health, with a quarter of parents admitting their child struggles often.—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
31 Oct. 2025
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Although the discovery has only now been formally studied, cavers from the Czech Speleological Society first stumbled upon the phenomenon in 2022 during an expedition in Vromoner Canyon.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Uber reported strong growth in its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, but stumbled on the bottom line after absorbing a $479 million charge for what the company described as undisclosed legal and regulatory matters.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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But as the stalemate has dragged on, some Democrats have been looking for a way out.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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Big bitcoin holders appear to be selling their tokens, threatening to drag the cryptocurrency deeper into the red, according to Citigroup.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Smith steadied a Dodgers team constantly shuffling the top of its lineup and searching for the right matchups from its bullpen.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The two are lost in time in the halls of the White Octopus Hotel, shuffling through 1935 and 2015 London in hopes of a second chance.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The panel will focus on accessibility to tickets, fan first ticketing, and the steps ticketing partners are striving toward for the future.—
Kristen Wisneski,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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Tulip bulb sizes vary, so instead of using a measuring tape, strive to plant tulips about three times as deep as their size.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tour rookie Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark trudged through the past three weeks but said Sunday the conditions were a part of golf.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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To get there, the Norwegian explorers navigated the interminable snowfields of interior Antarctica, trudging through the harshest climates on earth for 56 days.—
Brad Japhe,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ecologically, spiders are important predators of crawling insects.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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This 2022 Netflix original documentary will have your skin crawling.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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As the latter stomped down the catwalk, Anok gave Gabbriette a makeshift haircut.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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And the Broncos proceeded to stomp Dallas into the turf at Empower Field for four quarters Sunday in a 44-24 drubbing, their best end-to-end performance of the year.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Plod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plod. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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