struggle on

verb

struggled on; struggling on; struggles on
: to continue doing something that is difficult or tiring

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Vinicius Rodrigues Pereira struggled on High Road, though, sending it back to the Cowboys with his team still scoreless. — Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 The two then struggled on the ground before two witnesses were able to separate them, with one of them taking the knife away, police say. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 Yet, many organizations struggle on defining it beyond buzzwords. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Injury to Joe Burrow factored in last year’s 6-11 campaign, but so too did great struggles on defense. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for struggle on

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“Struggle on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/struggle%20on. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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