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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tough .
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Examples
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He "toughed" it out without nicotine replacement patches or cessation counseling.
Dr. Daniel Seidman: Men and Asking for Help Dr. Daniel Seidman 2010
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Third year, I felt it but I kind of toughed it out.
Lizard SOS Susan Palwick 2008
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But many Mexicans that I have met ... feel that they personally have 'toughed' it out at 'home'.
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And, of course, it had toughed out a half-century siege by its perennial arch enemy, television.
Seth Shostak: Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Seth Shostak 2011
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And, of course, it had toughed out a half-century siege by its perennial arch enemy, television.
Seth Shostak: Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Seth Shostak 2011
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When he started having symptoms of bowel problems, he ignored them and toughed it out.
Jackson Katz: Fathers, Sons and Guns: An Interview With USC Sociologist and Author Michael Messner Jackson Katz 2011
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When he started having symptoms of bowel problems, he ignored them and toughed it out.
Jackson Katz: Fathers, Sons and Guns: An Interview With USC Sociologist and Author Michael Messner Jackson Katz 2011
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The blonde southerner toughed up her collection with hardware and other metallic embellishments, including jewelry.
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When he started, players ''toughed out'' injuries, lived harder lives, and the training staff's job was to keep them on the field no matter what.
The Trainer Hangs Up His Tape Daniel Barbarisi 2011
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Macchio and his pro partner, Karina Smirnoff, toughed it out Monday night, doing a gorgeous Viennese waltz, but his downtime during the week meant that the duo couldn't properly prepare for their instant cha cha.
Dancing With the Stars Backstage Report: Ralph Macchio Fights Through the Pain 2011
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