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struggle

[struhg-uhl] / ˈstrʌg əl /






Usage

What are other ways to say struggle? The noun struggle, when referring to a fight or contest of any kind, implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law. Clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions.

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His next book, “Two Ships: Jamestown 1619, Plymouth 1620, and the Struggle for the Soul of America,” will be published in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Connor Atwood, a member of Dare to Struggle who was present during the incident, said he didn’t witness bottles or rocks being thrown toward agents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Mr. Simms is the author of “Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, From 1453 to the Present.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

One of the film's producers, Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis, came up with the film after reading a Washington Post article about Lizzie Johnson's book Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Struggle as he would, he could not move his head.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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