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verb

ˈsläg How to pronounce slog (audio)
Definition of slognext
1
as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner the two boxers were so exhausted they just slogged each other indiscriminately

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2
as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort slogging their way through a pile of paperwork

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3
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly the feisty woman was still slogging her would-be attacker when the police arrived

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4
as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily Gramps never tired of telling how he had to slog through the snow in order to get to school

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noun

1
as in toil

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2
as in walk

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Recent Examples of slog
Verb
The Tar Heels slogged to a forgettable 4-8 mark in Belichick’s initial year in Chapel Hill. — Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Even though Brian Daboll took the Giants back to the postseason and became Coach of the Year in the process, the Giants have fallen down since, slogging their way to irrelevance. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
Realistically, this team has a tough slog to make the playoffs. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 There are a few brief, shining glimpses of the chemistry and character moments that made the first movie such a joy—like the early party scene where the team tries to lift Thor’s hammer—but Ultron is otherwise a slog. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slog
  1. hit
  2. struggle
  3. lick
  4. shuffle
  5. toil
  6. walk
  7. smack
  8. labor
Verb
  • Residential real estate prices may hit a bottom in the third quarter of 2028, the report said.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • For Fleabag and The Tourist producer Two Brothers, the show is the first hitting the international market since its parent, All3Media, was acquired by Banijay.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Specifically, Nico Iamaleava struggled, fumbling once and throwing interceptions to Oregon’s Koi Perich and Jerry Mixon.
    — Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Moon, meanwhile, is struggling at school but on the precipice of adulthood; as the young woman begins to make her own decisions in life, Yue must relinquish a degree of maternal responsibility.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of struggle
Verb
  • Carter is licking his wounds after the rest of the tribe sent Ana home in a blindside.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Typically, only a low-value male resorts to this behavior, turning to foot-licking as the easiest way to ingratiate himself with women.
    — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of lick
Verb
  • Kering is starting to clean house, having already shuffled creative directors at Gucci, Balenciaga and Bottega Veneta.
    — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Green tea was served by gang members shuffling around in slippers.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of shuffle
Noun
  • Celebrities brought their own takes on toil and trouble to the red carpet, though.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Diana went on vacations to get away from her intense public life (and private marital toil).
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of toil
Noun
  • In the bottom of the third, Yamamoto gave up a leadoff single and issued two walks before Yelich came up to the plate with two outs and drove a curveball into center field for two runs.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • There, a short walk along the waterfront can take you from the Belém Tower to the Monument of Discoveries, and the luscious Vasco da Gama garden.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of walk
Verb
  • The Eagles also have been smacked with injuries and played without several key starters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • And there’s rarely time to digest one controversy before the next one comes barreling down the road and smacks us in the mouth.
    — Bernard Goldberg, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of smack
Verb
  • Jaylen Wright labored all week, fighting his way back from a foot injury that sidelined him the previous game.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • With the Dodgers’ lead cut to one run, Skubal labored through the rest of the sixth inning, issuing a pair of walks, his first of the game.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slog. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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