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Recent Examples of struggle
Verb
But 100 days into his second term in the White House, the president is struggling to deliver on those promises. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025 The on-again-off-again tariff announcements have rattled investors, wiping out trillions in value from stock markets and frustrating business leaders who are struggling to make business decisions without knowing how much goods will cost in the long run. Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
Renfrow, 29, signed with the Panthers on Sunday, In an interview published on the team’s website, Renfrow opened up about his previous health struggles, which kept the former Clemson standout out for the entire 2024 season. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Another man, who was with the man who died, allegedly pulled a gun during a struggle for the initial weapon and was charged with murder for his connection to the shooting. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for struggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struggle
Verb
  • How did the world’s two largest economies stumble toward a trade war that neither truly seeks and which the rest of the world can’t afford?
    Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Eleni wasn't the only one who stumbled across the sale.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Growing Global Demand For Automation Companies from different industries are striving to increase efficiency, reduce costs and solve the problem of labor shortages.
    Anton Alikov, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • There is something about the energy, the belief and people striving to achieve the same thing — things happen.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The fight is actually bigger than just, oh, how much money does Harvard have?
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Medicaid fight will be front and center A major point of contention is cuts to Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for people with disabilities and low-income adults.
    Claudia Grisales, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This square can spark clashes between the need for stability (Taurus) and the desire for bold self-expression (Leo).
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • With nearly 8 million Venezuelans displaced—the second-largest migration globally and the largest ever within South America—the film captures rising tensions, cultural clashes, and radicalization in Chile’s border communities.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In short, Saturday's clash will bring to a head a battle between two families, two fighters caught in a war started by their fathers, and Eubank won't even have his by his side as they are still estranged.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The Trump administration is also embroiled in a contentious legal battle regarding deportation involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • When Michele Romano went missing last August, her family and their close friend, podcaster Lauren Lee Malloy, labored over flyers bearing her image: a woman with a gentle smile and a spill of braids, wrapped in a cozy, pale rainbow cardigan.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Sánchez had labored through two innings of an eventual 5-1 Phillies loss to the New York Mets.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments in a high-profile dispute over efforts in Oklahoma to create an online Catholic charter school, a case that could open the door to public dollars flowing directly to religious schools.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Trump has argued otherwise saying in his order that rather than fostering unity, ''the widespread effort to rewrite history deepens societal divides and fosters a sense of national shame, disregarding the progress America has made.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Holy Roman Empire army did eventually move on from the camp, engaging in several skirmishes with the Swedish army stationed nearby.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Today’s group readies to replay the opening battle skirmish, practicing to get their roles down for the upcoming anniversary celebration.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025

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

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