Meaning & use
Soldiering
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Serving as a soldier, or persisting doggedly with a difficult task.
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Despite his injury, he kept soldiering on through the marathon.
After years of soldiering, he retired to a quiet life in the countryside.
A note on using this word
The phrase 'soldiering on' has become a common idiom for persisting through hardship, independent of any literal military context.
Words with a similar meaning
perseveringserving
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Words with an opposite meaning
quitting
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