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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
Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
The constellation of so many elements at the time looked to some critics like evidence that the film was just a tired slog through the usual clichés.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
While slogging through the South Florida heat for three-plus hours, the Pats’ pass rush actually strengthened as the game wore on.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
My lowest point came during my slog up 14,018-foot Middle Palisade Peak.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
The constellation of so many elements at the time looked to some critics like evidence that the film was just a tired slog through the usual clichés.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
The company envisions a future where data is unified into a single layer, AI agents run 24/7 at machine speed and analysts orchestrate outcomes rather than slog through queues.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
While slogging through the South Florida heat for three-plus hours, the Pats’ pass rush actually strengthened as the game wore on.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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The online education company, founded 20 years ago, has been hit by the rise of generative AI software tools, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, which have become increasingly popular among students.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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October 28, 2025 Ohtani hit his second home run of the night in the seventh inning to tie the matchup at five against the Toronto Blue Jays.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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In my experience, this is especially true in the lonely hours of the night while struggling with chronic pain.—
Joni Eareckson Tada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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Collins is no doubt licking his chops studying tape of another Patriots rookie, left guard Jared Wilson, who allowed two sacks last weekend.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Soon, orange-red flames began to lick the wall and the roof’s open eaves.—
Ingfei Chen,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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The technology included corrupt automatic shuffling machines that read cards and predicted which player had the best hand.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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And after Paulsen’s five seasons in Washington, several of those Shanahan-tree coaches indeed shuffled Paulsen from building to building, staff to staff.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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How Tielemans overcame early toils is often used as a source of encouragement by new additions who seem peripheral at first.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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But to borrow Manidis’s framework, the drive to create such a tool conflates useless toil with meaningful labor.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kirk’s night also included a nine-pitch walk in the first and a single and two-run homer in the nine-run sixth.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Breathe in the salt air during sunrise yoga on the beach or slow down with a meditative walk along the shore, with the clear waters of the Caribbean as your backdrop.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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However, Daulton Varsho, who has been another clutch Blue Jays hitter throughout the postseason, smacked a single to center to score Springer to knot the game at one apiece.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The two had a peculiar conversation where Hawkins said Clifton missed smacking her rear end.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers then knocked off the Giants in the NL Division Series, though Scherzer lost his Game 3 start – allowing three hits and a run on Evan Longoria’s game-deciding homer while laboring seven innings and 110 pitches.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
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Betsy’s love labored between two living losses.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slog. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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