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struggle

verb
To strive in opposition: battle, combat, contend, duel, fight, tilt, war, wrestle. See conflict
noun
  1. The use of energy to do something: effort, endeavor, exertion, pain (used in plural), strain 1, striving, trouble, while. Informal: elbow grease. See work
  2. A vying with others for victory or supremacy: battle, competition, contest, corrivalry, race, rivalry, strife, striving, tug of war, war, warfare. See conflict
  3. A state of open, prolonged fighting: belligerency, conflict, confrontation, hostility (used in plural), strife, war, warfare. See conflict

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