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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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As the engines ran, the smell came back, along with plumes of a fog deep enough that he struggled to see beyond the first 15 rows.

From The Wall Street Journal

It had a challenging mandate: to develop top-line aircraft engines, a technology China had long struggled to master.

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When Sisyphus’s rock tumbles back after all that struggle, I can’t imagine him as happy.

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For struggling bricks-and-mortar chains, the experiences promise to lure consumers away from their screens, buoying sales at shops that have lost relevance—and revenue—in the age of e-commerce.

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Isak, who scored only his second Premier League goal of the season on Saturday in 10 appearances, has struggled since arriving at Anfield.

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