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toughed it out

phrase

past tense of tough it out

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“Toughed it out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toughed%20it%20out. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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