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View definitions for uphill battle

uphill battle

noun as in hard work

noun as in uphill struggle

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Attkisson, meanwhile, has been fighting the same uphill battle that other investigative reporters are waging.

Oregon will always be an uphill battle for the GOP in the near future.

Minnesota Republican Mike McFadden is facing an uphill battle to defeat incumbent Democratic Senator Al Franken in November.

Aiken will face an uphill battle aganst Ellmers, in a district since gerrymandered to be Republican-leaning.

I say, if you have a real passion for advocacy and you want to do real work and fight that uphill battle, come be with us.

For some years, however, Robert Napier had to fight an uphill battle with the world.

Something stung me to the quick, and I clenched one hand savagely, for in the grim uphill battle I had nearly forgotten Aline.

He has no intention of fighting an uphill battle; he keeps the roadway of politics.

Remember, all great men have had to fight an uphill battle against criticism.

I think it is the enemy who is fighting an uphill battle now.

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On this page you'll find 154 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to uphill battle, such as: arduous, complicated, heavy, rough, serious, and terrible.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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