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Recent Examples of struggle
Verb
On offense, the Red Sox have predictably struggled without Devers’ bat in the lineup. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 28 June 2025 Intelligent Onboarding And Reputation Systems DAOs struggle with member engagement. Ashish Chopra, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
Your skills, systems, and even struggles are assets. Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Beyoncé hits all the notes and steps and soars in her Cowboy Carter production, while reminding you in her music and imagery projected on screens that her beautiful life, like all of ours, has been shaped by love, loss, effort and struggle. Megan Thomas, CNN Money, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for struggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struggle
Verb
  • After seven years of searching the West for the perfect place to call home, Northern California author and wellness practitioner Osha Reader stumbled upon her peaceful High Sierra retreat by chance.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2025
  • Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of the early universe.
    Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Kenn Ricci, founder of Flexjet, is an executive who strives to embody both while also running a business in one of the more challenging industries to be sustainable in, aviation.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • But improvements on the field are what this group strives for each year.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Amid the physical fights during each game, the broader battle between Gi-hun and the Front Man has always been existential: Are people worth saving?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
  • The result of that fight was Paul's first and only pro loss, dropping a split decision to Fury.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • India, the fanatical cricket country, against England, the founding fathers of the game, will be a clash of styles.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • The clash between the two drivers was likely carried forward from the previous race in Detroit, where McLaughlin crashed into Siegel from behind, causing him to get knocked out of the race.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • That same month, Adams withdrew his candidacy for the Democratic primary, saying the legal battle had prevented him from effectively campaigning.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 June 2025
  • While the legal battle is ongoing, the judge's ruling is an early win for the states and a setback for the Trump administration.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Haliburton was laboring, and the Pacers were working around it.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Indeed, where Webb got soft contact and quick outs, needing just 98 pitches to complete his seventh seven-inning outing of the season, Yamamoto labored through hitters’ counts and long at-bats, issuing a career-high five walks while finding the strike zone on just 56 of his 102 pitches.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Separate efforts by the United Nations to distribute limited food have been plagued by armed gangs looting trucks and by crowds of desperate people offloading supplies from convoys.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
  • Botswana is also investing in mitigation efforts by phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and promoting various energy efficiency measures.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The protests were substantially peaceful, although small skirmishes resulting in arrests, damage to property and injuries broke out when police tried to disperse the crowd with rubber bullets and tear gas.
    Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
  • The Fever emerged with an 88-71 win after a game that featured a pair of skirmishes, including a fight in the final minute that led to three ejections.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025

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“Struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struggle. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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