slogged; slogging
1
: to hit hard : beat
2
: to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty
slogger
noun
1
a
: hard persistent work
the endless enervating slog of war—
Michael Gorra
Michael Gorra
b
: a prolonged arduous task or effort
reform will be a hard political slog—M. S. Forbes
M. S. Forbes2
: a hard dogged march or journey
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Examples of slog in a Sentence
Verb
He slogged away at the paperwork all day.
She slogged through her work.
She slogged her way through her work.
We've been slogging along for hours.
He slogged through the deep snow.
They slogged their way through the snow.
Noun
It will be a long, hard slog before everything is back to normal.
It was a long slog up the mountain.
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
Flashback: The Office of Property Assessment (OPA) skipped new assessments in 2023 as the office slogged through a sharp rise in appeals from the previous year.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
For many Americans, the commute to work involves dreary slogs through traffic and crowded subway trains, but some European ports offer a tantalizing glimpse into the future of sustainable electrical transport that will transform urban waterways.
—Leah Carroll, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Verb
There’s a swampy-bog environment to slog through, a frozen river to cross, insect costumes to wear and a rocky prominence that culminates in a fun ice slide.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
Flashback: The Office of Property Assessment (OPA) skipped new assessments in 2023 as the office slogged through a sharp rise in appeals from the previous year.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Noun
But running counter to Neptune’s spin is an unsustainable slog.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
For many Americans, the commute to work involves dreary slogs through traffic and crowded subway trains, but some European ports offer a tantalizing glimpse into the future of sustainable electrical transport that will transform urban waterways.
—Leah Carroll, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slog. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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