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as in smacked
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 labored
to devote serious and sustained effort
slogging their way through a pile of paperwork
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
the feisty woman was still slogging her would-be attacker when the police arrived
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as in shuffled
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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Recent Examples of slogged
Connelly Early slogged his way through 6 1/3 innings in his team-leading 12th start of the season.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
On the other side of the Hudson, New Jersey Transit slogged through a three-day strike last year in a fight also predicated on wages.
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Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
The Broncos slogged through two TNF games last year, and took a defense-wins-championships mentality in both.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
14 May 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.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
As the search slogged through its fourth day, much remained murky.
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New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
As several opponents improved at understanding them, however, the new-look Wave saw their goal-scoring flow dwindle to a trickle, if that, as the season slogged on.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
As one week of lockdown slogged into the next, Lia, a straight-A student, struggled through that chaotic, ever-unmuted, camera-off Zoom version of school.
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Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
The Ravens' issues have been on defense, while the Chiefs offense has slogged through the season to this point.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
On the other side of the Hudson, New Jersey Transit slogged through a three-day strike last year in a fight also predicated on wages.
—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
The Broncos slogged through two TNF games last year, and took a defense-wins-championships mentality in both.
—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
14 May 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
As the search slogged through its fourth day, much remained murky.
—
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
As several opponents improved at understanding them, however, the new-look Wave saw their goal-scoring flow dwindle to a trickle, if that, as the season slogged on.
—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
As one week of lockdown slogged into the next, Lia, a straight-A student, struggled through that chaotic, ever-unmuted, camera-off Zoom version of school.
—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
The Ravens' issues have been on defense, while the Chiefs offense has slogged through the season to this point.
—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slogged
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
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On the same pitch earlier, South Africa labored past Bangladesh by four wickets and waited for India's fate.
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England impressed in an exciting 4-2 win over historic overperformers Croatia while another pre-tournament favorite, Portugal, labored to a 1-1 draw with DR Congo.
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As the storms pounded the area, Bartlett and Hanover Park were hit especially hard, with 3-inch tree limbs reported down in Bartlett.
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West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.
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Sarah was sent to a mental hospital, and the boys were shuffled among family members, ending up with their penniless grandmother in Kentucky.
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As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
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Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
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Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.
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Germany, whose 10 goals in the group stage were tied for the most of any team, struggled to find a way through Paraguay's 4-5-1 setup.
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Even as her body struggled, Gifford noted her sense of humor never disappeared.
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In Huntington Beach and San Clemente, the messy, wild waves licked the bottom of the pier structures.
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When the tiffin is returned licked clean, Ila sends another meal but with a note, leading to a rich correspondence between the two.
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The day after the earthquakes, some volunteers stumbled upon a 7-year-old boy named Mateo, shirtless and covered in debris, sitting by himself on a sidewalk in La Guaira.
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Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.
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“Slogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slogged. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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