PEGGING (AWAY) Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

pegging (away)

verb

present participle of peg (away)

as in struggling

to devote serious and sustained effort the writer pegged away at his first novel for three years before he felt that it was ready to be published

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Mitchell-Namdar said Pink Aid’s mission is to provide emergency aid assistance to those struggling during treatment, whether that means paying an electric bill, rent, offering wigs or lymphedema sleeves.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Many mid- and late-career working-class comics who would normally build the bridge to younger generations are struggling to make a living.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of struggling

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While Indiana and Hoover are striving for perfection as the program aims to defend its national title, TCU is just hoping to score more than two touchdowns against a Power Four opponent.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
The Monitor revisits three young families striving to live full lives amid Russia’s military invasion.

— Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of striving

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Strange, yes, but definitely more memorable than an accountant in green eyeshade laboring over the books.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
McNeely’s portrait of a laboring mother, swathed in glowing fields of chartreuse, outshines (again, literally) art history’s greats.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of laboring

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Graduations and weddings, for example, are another channel that’s working extremely well.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
There is also a kids club providing childcare and kid-friendly activities provided by a team with over eight years experience working with children.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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