1
as in hitting
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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2
as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort
slogging their way through a pile of paperwork
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3
as in pounding
to strike repeatedly
the feisty woman was still slogging her would-be attacker when the police arrived
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4
as in shuffling
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 slogging
So a familiar roster with a familiar coaching staff slogging through a nightmarish first month only intensifies the scrutiny.
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Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
For ski bums looking to hit the Colorado slopes without slogging through I-70 traffic, there’s no better destination than Winter Park.
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Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
So, is California’s unemployment market slogging along or flopping into a quagmire of job cuts?
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Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
So what's the worst part of slogging your keister around?
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Outside Online,
18 Feb. 2026
Series creator and writer Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) has wisely chosen to emphasize the emotional hangover so many families were slogging their way through in 1925.
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Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
To those who aren’t themselves slogging through the dating apps, the fact that more potential partners makes things harder might seem counterintuitive.
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Judd B. Kessler,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
Now, instead of slogging onward with no sense of progress, job seekers can build on small but necessary achievements to gain some glide.
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Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
22 Nov. 2025
From 2020 through 2025, Miami finished in the bottom four in pace every season, slogging through games in the half-court.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
21 Nov. 2025
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
For ski bums looking to hit the Colorado slopes without slogging through I-70 traffic, there’s no better destination than Winter Park.
—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
So, is California’s unemployment market slogging along or flopping into a quagmire of job cuts?
—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
So what's the worst part of slogging your keister around?
—
Outside Online,
18 Feb. 2026
Series creator and writer Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) has wisely chosen to emphasize the emotional hangover so many families were slogging their way through in 1925.
—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
To those who aren’t themselves slogging through the dating apps, the fact that more potential partners makes things harder might seem counterintuitive.
—
Judd B. Kessler,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
Now, instead of slogging onward with no sense of progress, job seekers can build on small but necessary achievements to gain some glide.
—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
22 Nov. 2025
From 2020 through 2025, Miami finished in the bottom four in pace every season, slogging through games in the half-court.
—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slogging
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Given the quick-hitting nature of the early morning showers, along with the very isolated nature of afternoon storms, not much rain is expected Friday.
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After slashing its Scope 3 carbon emissions by 20 percent from a 2019 baseline and hitting its target five years ahead of schedule, the Uniqlo parent company has raised the stakes, aiming for an additional 10 percent reduction by 2030.
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In the days since posting the news, Mitchell has continued to update her followers about the aftermath and the start of the healing process, including videos of herself laboring.
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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.
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Both Ghana and England will walk away with a point after Ghana managed to hold off England in a heart-pounding final few minutes of stoppage time.
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Each time, my heart would start pounding.
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In an era of digital overwhelm and social isolation, gathering around a table, shuffling tiles and building order out of chaos together feels like exactly what people are reaching for right now.
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The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.
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The refs started handing out technical fouls like free samples, slapping Thomas and Hines-Allen with a double technical.
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Prosecutors dropped all charges against a bouncer for allegedly slapping a bar patron in February.
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The two candidates also are offering differing solutions for the country’s struggling health system, ballooning public debt and entrenched corruption.
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The two candidates also are offering differing solutions for the country's struggling health system, ballooning public debt and entrenched corruption.
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After milking, the cows would return themselves to their fresh pasture and spend the day grazing, snoozing, licking one another, and cooling off in the shade of pine trees.
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.
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Gane finished off Pereira in the second round to win the title on Sunday after sending him stumbling with a right jab followed by a hammer fist.
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But stumbling into a town with a visual landscape that still shows Guedes' thumbprint was a delight.
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“Slogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slogging. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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