as in labored
to devote serious and sustained effort
toiled for many years on the mammoth outdoor sculpture
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Recent Examples of toiled
Viktor Gyokeres toiled for an hour and showed flashes of his power in his duel with Matthijs de Ligt, but suffered from Arsenal’s inability to turn transitions into chances.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
For the past decade, singer-songwriter Corrina — aka Corrina Grant Gill — has toiled in intimate spaces like Music City's The East Room, gaining comparisons to soulful and pop-styled stars like Chris Stapleton and Carrie Underwood.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 9 Aug. 2025
The procession stopped at the farm where the future president toiled alongside the Black sharecroppers who worked for his father.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
The husky Black man from the Bronx toiled for every inch of respect, beset by toxicity and misinformation, as hairy white folk-rock and boogie-band alumni pushed similar buttons to become the de facto bards of the everyman.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Aristocrats feasted while peasants toiled and poor Parisians starved, and new delicacies like the banana debuted against a backdrop of imperialist adventures.
—Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Johnson’s long journey through family keepsakes, official documents and ultimately the land where her ancestors once toiled illustrates both the complex challenges and rewards for Black Americans, logistically and emotionally, in pursuing their genealogical histories.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
In Carbon Canyon, hand crews toiled cutting containment lines around the fire.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
This piece of attire was once the near-exclusive preserve of those who toiled the night shift in construction or were law enforcement.
—Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
For the past decade, singer-songwriter Corrina — aka Corrina Grant Gill — has toiled in intimate spaces like Music City's The East Room, gaining comparisons to soulful and pop-styled stars like Chris Stapleton and Carrie Underwood.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 9 Aug. 2025
The procession stopped at the farm where the future president toiled alongside the Black sharecroppers who worked for his father.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
The husky Black man from the Bronx toiled for every inch of respect, beset by toxicity and misinformation, as hairy white folk-rock and boogie-band alumni pushed similar buttons to become the de facto bards of the everyman.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Aristocrats feasted while peasants toiled and poor Parisians starved, and new delicacies like the banana debuted against a backdrop of imperialist adventures.
—Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Johnson’s long journey through family keepsakes, official documents and ultimately the land where her ancestors once toiled illustrates both the complex challenges and rewards for Black Americans, logistically and emotionally, in pursuing their genealogical histories.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
In Carbon Canyon, hand crews toiled cutting containment lines around the fire.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
This piece of attire was once the near-exclusive preserve of those who toiled the night shift in construction or were law enforcement.
—Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toiled
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Some of the works would be labored over and over and over again.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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But that’s not why Fastvold and Corbet — who as directors have now had two features each in competition in Venice — labored over the film.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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Most notably, the Chargers struggled to contain Mahomes in the pocket.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fighter jets have long struggled to integrate AI into radar systems due to limited space, power, and processing capacity.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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There were quite a few troubling snaps to Young, and that’s a tough look for a pair that have worked together at their positions in each of the past two summer.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Toiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toiled. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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