as in driving
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as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort
everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule
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as in hurrying
to proceed or move quickly
we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train
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as in squeezing
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
a swindler who hustled cashiers by getting them all confused while they were making change
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Recent Examples of hustling
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
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Wide, batwing-style sleeves won’t feel restrictive and, instead, act almost like a blanket, and the two deep front pockets are great for stowing extra belongings while hustling through the airport.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
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As a result, the rear-wheel A-Spec model gets slightly more driving range than the front-wheel drive (FWD) EX and Touring Prologue trims (296 miles of range, a combined MPGe rating of 99).Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
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View Photos Some dual-motor all-wheel-drive electrics—such as early versions of the Tesla Model Y—offer more driving range than their two-wheel-drive analogs due to careful calibration to only use a single motor during the EPA's test cycles.Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2023
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The company prides itself on its diligent authentication process, ensuring that every item sold is 100% genuine.Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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As your wealth compounds, diligent legacy planning grows increasingly vital.Brian Niksa, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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The struggling online retailer is in the midst of trying to effect a turnaround of its operations.Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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Witnesses told investigators that Thomas was seen hours later struggling to drag something wrapped in a blue tarp down the apartment building stairs before placing the tarp in Abraham’s car, according to the affidavit.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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This might seem like cheating, but both.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
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Neither of the two has ever confirmed that the reason for their breakup was indeed cheating, and Garfield and Stone remain friends to this day.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
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Neither veteran defenseman Cam Fowler nor power forward Mason McTavish played Sunday, and both were missing from Tuesday’s practice, as was industrious winger Robby Fabbri.Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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Melania Trump also wasn’t known to be the most industrious of first ladies, according to Rogers.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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In the movie, a bright, striving teenager navigates the terrors of Jim Crow South and makes a split-decision that recasts the course of his life.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
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This journey has been marked by an unwavering belief in progress, with leaders and citizens alike striving toward a future of shared prosperity.Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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If a bat returns to the roost hungry, others may regurgitate a blood meal to get them through the night.Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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But the devout young Lewis, who famously preached to the chickens on his family’s land, was hungry to become educated and to involve himself in the civil rights struggle.Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
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Original Creators Were Involved in the Remake Konami may have a different dev studio working on the remake, but two of the original creators, Masahiro Ito and Akira Yamaoka, were involved in the project as well.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Albeit the shift to default maximum protections has triggered the current Epic Games lawsuit, which claims Samsung and Google are working together to make third-party app installs overly difficult.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Hustling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustling. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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