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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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Anyone who buys options is likely to struggle because the underlying security would have to move an extraordinary percentage for them to make money buying the calls or puts.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

And if they’re coming to you for money, it’s possible they’re going through enough hardship that even a bank won’t lend to them — but that also means they might struggle to pay you back.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Drones struggle to count items that are covered or hiding, such as cattle in mountainous terrains, and are largely ineffective indoors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

A South African businessman so unassuming you would struggle to pick him out in the directors' box – not that he sat in it much.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

I watch the massive water bubbles churn nebulously as Autumn, Ama, and Woo struggle.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer