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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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Mr. Loconte is a presidential scholar at New College of Florida and author of “God, Locke and Liberty: The Struggle for Religious Freedom in the West.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

An earlier protest started at 3 p.m. and was organized by Dare to Struggle, according to Connor Atwood, a member of the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 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

Black Freedom Struggle and long civil rights movements offer one such example.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2025

The cloying smell of incense drifted through the doorway, over which a small wooden placard said Work is Struggle.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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