toughing it out

phrase

present participle of tough it out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toughing it out
Phrase
  • Magdalen, living with her mother’s relative, Captain Horatio Wragge, a small-time crook, becomes a successful actress.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Your reporting often focuses on societies living with chronic instability, whether conflict, displacement, or political violence.
    Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 23 July 2026
Phrase
  • In Britain, these rising threats have caused one in three MPs who participated in a parliamentary survey to consider not standing for re-election, and affected their relationship with their constituents.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • The fans were standing for Auger-Aliassime, too, to pay their respects to the young fighter who gave them such a show.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 7 July 2026
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“Toughing it out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toughing%20it%20out. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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