DIGS (AWAY) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

digs (away)

verb

present tense third-person singular of dig (away)

as in struggles

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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While her family struggles financially to keep their takeaway van afloat, a young Vietnamese girl takes up a summer job on a strawberry farm.

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
The film mixes physical comedy, as when Iris struggles to sleep in her own bed after Apollo takes it over, with a tear-jerking exploration of the way animals grieve the deaths of their owners.

Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024

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