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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
the two boxers were so exhausted they just slogged each other indiscriminately
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
slogging their way through a pile of paperwork
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the feisty woman was still slogging her would-be attacker when the police arrived
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
Gramps never tired of telling how he had to slog through the snow in order to get to school
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as in toil
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Recent Examples of slog
Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Competing with the defending champions, who will be rested while the Warriors have slogged through two high-stakes games, will be a tough challenge.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
Within an hour of the weekend’s racing concluding, the hard slog of dismantling the boats and team bases is already underway, the race once again on to meet tight shipping deadlines.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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Verb
So a familiar roster with a familiar coaching staff slogging through a nightmarish first month only intensifies the scrutiny.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Competing with the defending champions, who will be rested while the Warriors have slogged through two high-stakes games, will be a tough challenge.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
There are no signs that Platner is losing support among Democrats in DC or Maine, even if his campaign is clearly wounded by the slog of scandals.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 June 2026
Within an hour of the weekend’s racing concluding, the hard slog of dismantling the boats and team bases is already underway, the race once again on to meet tight shipping deadlines.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slog
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Israeli strikes hit several towns in southern Lebanon on Saturday morning local time, killing at least five people, Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported, despite Israel and Hezbollah renewing their truce Friday.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Temperatures are expected to soar on June 22 in parts of Oregon and Washington, possibly hitting 100 degrees in Portland and at least 90 degrees in Seattle.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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In addition, composters are struggling with the amount of plastic and other debris that people and businesses put in the food waste bins.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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Cristiano Ronaldo looks to be in top form after struggling in his World Cup opener, scoring two goals already today.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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The image of the students as vivisectors, committed to extracting the hearts and licking the bones of the transgressors in their midst, seems to mirror her own hatred of the university’s tendency toward frenzied analysis.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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Manager John Schneider is now forced to shuffle players like Andrés Gimenez and Ernie Clement at shortstop, often platooning Gimenez, and inserting lesser hitters at second base.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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After about 10 minutes of sitting frozen in place, the seven-year-old shuffled out of the room with his mother, sister and grandmother.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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This could lead to new deliveries for shareholders and customers once your team is freed from toil.—
Mark Hull,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Pure white cloth, born in the murderous toil of slavery, formed in debilitating factory conditions, and finished through the agony of Sicilian children, was bleached in more ways than one.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 June 2026
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Royals reliever John Schreiber struck out two batters but allowed a two-out walk to Rays third baseman Jonathan Aranda.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
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The event included music, poetry readings, storytelling and entertainment as well as a host of activities and games including Bingo, a talent show, a cake walk, a three-on-three basketball tournament and a variety of vendors.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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There's one man smack in the middle of it all.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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For the viewer, the satisfaction comes through vicarious tactile sensation—witnessing how the thatch gets smacked in by a flat, hammerlike device, or the way a tile slots perfectly into a shelf niche.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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Mercurius began laboring in the third and left after Hull's second homer of the CWS and ninth of the season leading off the fifth.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
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The British Parliament had built restrictions into the freedom edict to guarantee the enslaved and newly free would continue laboring, either for poverty wages or to repay bottomless debt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slog. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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