DUG (AWAY) Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

dug (away)

verb

Definition of dug (away)

past tense of dig (away)

as in labored

to devote serious and sustained effort it took days of digging away at the subject, but he understands it thoroughly now

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Democratic politicians, bureaucrats and labor leaders, once rabble-rousers like Bass who nowadays seem to exist mostly to keep their sinecure, have labored mightily to convince unbelieving voters that Bass deserves another shot.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The circumstances of Saint Michael’s help while the pilgrim labored and delivered in the ocean were markedly different from those in the miracle ascribed to the Virgin.

— Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of labored

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That pushes marketers toward ideas that have worked before, which is why, Smith says, so many ads look alike.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
To crack the uncrackable, Rittmann’s team worked alongside collaborators from Rice University, Tongji University, the National University of Singapore, and Nanjing University.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of worked

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Though eventually abandoned due to cost, this system of surveillance endeavored to equate producers with virtue.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Whatever people think of the film, it was endeavored to be made with purely with the process at its heart.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of endeavored

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