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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the WebMark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
One young woman slogs her way through the mud on foot for the last few kilometers to get home while clad in a fetching jacket trimmed with little puffs of lilac fur.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
As Biden slogs through the post-debate tempest, the Trump campaign has no public events on its schedule for the week.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
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Verb
Polestar’s dealers, currently slogging along with a single model easily mistaken for a Volvo, will appreciate that.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
One young woman slogs her way through the mud on foot for the last few kilometers to get home while clad in a fetching jacket trimmed with little puffs of lilac fur.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
Noun
For much of this year, such sights had been rare, with Kershaw sidelined by an offseason shoulder surgery and stuck in a tedious slog of a nine-month rehabilitation program.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
As Biden slogs through the post-debate tempest, the Trump campaign has no public events on its schedule for the week.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
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“Slog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slog. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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