TOUGHING IT OUT Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

toughing it out

phrase

present participle of tough it out

as in enduring

to put up with (something painful or difficult) I know you feel sick, but can you tough it out until the end of your work shift?

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The programs may look different from campus to campus, with some mascots living with their handlers as family pets, others residing in campus habitats or on private farms, and some receiving daily care from veterinary teams and student caretakers.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The program aims to address the overwhelming stress and concern people living with dementia and their caregivers have due to progression of the disease.

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The answer was that the film segmented one big stage in Cleveland, with the Buddy TV standing for the entire production because shooting had to go in and out of it.

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Congressman Donalds, who is standing for gubernatorial race in November.

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