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Recent Examples of struggle
Verb
Lemon is top-10 nationally in catches (44), targets (56), yardage (682) and touchdowns (6) and works mostly in the slot, where Notre Dame has struggled to find a reliable nickel, cycling through grad transfer DeVonta Smith, sophomore Karson Hobbs and freshman Dallas Golden. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Her subject matters have always been serious, but the artist has struggled with how the art institutions responded to her work. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
The past four years have been challenging and the board has faced struggles, both large and small. Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025 The film tracks their volatile relationship amid Kerr’s professional highs and lows in MMA, including his substance abuse struggles. Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for struggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struggle
Verb
  • Most people don’t accidentally stumble into building a multimillion-dollar empire.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The trio stumbles upon a crucial piece of evidence - and promptly compromises it.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, Newcastle teams strive for victory.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Managing the performance of the current car while working on the 2026 challenger is a tough balance that teams are striving to achieve, with some even ending the development of the current car.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the Netflix adaptation, Pippa helps describe the fight against the Twits’ reign of mischief and terror, serving as a moral compass amid the chaos.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Resistance from African Leaders As youth protests grow stronger, African governments, particularly those that are military-led, are unlikely to surrender their positions without a fight.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Relations between the two economies had been cool since deadly border clashes in 2020.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In that sense, by hosting Muttaqi, Delhi may have deepened the growing rupture between Afghanistan and Pakistan that was on display during the recent border clashes.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lima, Peru Reuters — Peru’s President Jose Jeri declared on Tuesday a 30-day state of emergency in the capital Lima and the neighboring province of Callao, saying the move was to battle rising crime.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Hubbard has a track record of moving the chains effectively, which was necessary in a game that was going to be mostly a defensive battle.
    Mike Kaye October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Bears labored much of the rest of the evening.
    Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Smaller efforts popped up in Greenland over the years, but nothing came to fruition.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Supporting the Army’s next phase The M-SHORAD Increment 4 effort is a major part of the Army’s broader modernization strategy.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Amazon Prime commentator Kirk Herbstreit said as a guess at Rodgers' response to Jones, as footage of the sideline near-skirmish played for viewers.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The decision was the latest skirmish in a years-long political and legal wrangle over voting requirements for local tax increase proposals.
    Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Struggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struggle. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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