as in attempt
an effort to do or accomplish something
a dramatic film that is widely regarded as the comedian's last-ditch bid to be taken seriously as an actor
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as in to order
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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variants
or bid
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as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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variants
or bid
also bade
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as in ordered
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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Recent Examples of bid
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The 154-pound division is loaded, and a win positions the victor for a unification bid against WBC champion Sebastian Fundora or IBF titleholder Josh Kelly, both of whom have name-checked these fighters.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Melissa Gilbert is bidding farewell to New York City.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Melissa Gilbert is bidding farewell to New York City.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
The state of New York is forming an exploratory committee to consider whether Lake Placid and New York City should bid to co-host a future Winter Olympics.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
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Noun
Meanwhile, Johnson has not yet announced his reelection bid and has shown lackluster campaign hauls this year, but his political team has shown signs of reinvigoration.
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
The 154-pound division is loaded, and a win positions the victor for a unification bid against WBC champion Sebastian Fundora or IBF titleholder Josh Kelly, both of whom have name-checked these fighters.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Verb
This year, though, there seems to be a host of superstars bidding for the title.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Melissa Gilbert is bidding farewell to New York City.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Verb
This year, though, there seems to be a host of superstars bidding for the title.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Melissa Gilbert is bidding farewell to New York City.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Verb
Emmy-winning Iowa local news anchor Dustin Nolan bid an emotional farewell to viewers at the end of his morning newscast on KWQC-TV6 in Davenport, Iowa.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
The state of New York is forming an exploratory committee to consider whether Lake Placid and New York City should bid to co-host a future Winter Olympics.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bid
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The city had taken it over, but several attempts at renovation were unsuccessful, until Alan Leventhal, chief executive of Beacon Capital Partners, happened to see the building and envisioned it as a great hotel.
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The team took up residence in the attacking third for a quite some time ahead and kept the press going even after Germany's attempts to clear.
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The spacecraft will then be ordered to slowly approach and survey Swift before grabbing the observatory with its robotic arms and slowly raising the orbit to nearly 370 miles.
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Larger versions serving 10 to 12 guests can also be ordered for private celebrations.
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Not only were the interiors transformed by designer Bill Rooney with a lightness and sophistication that invited contemporary travelers, but the building also served as a broader symbol of adaptive reuse and a catalyst for urban renewal.
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Sophie secretly reads her mother’s diary and invites three of her mother’s suitors from the 1970s to her wedding, signing her mother’s name.
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Japan has not won a World Cup knockout-round game in four tries.
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And no one can fake it (though many try).
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Instead of paying for a dedicated customer relationship management (CRM) or project management tool, or a customer service platform, a business could theoretically instruct an AI agent to handle all of it.
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If there was any threshold of flooding at which sheltering in place would be abandoned and campers would be instructed how and where to evacuate to higher ground, that plan would have been known only to the camp’s co-executive director, Dick Eastland.
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Denver’s brass was asked about those comments on Wednesday, and Wallace responded by sharing some thoughts on the team’s internal and external goals.
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The firms asked the judge to dismiss the case Wednesday, arguing Uber had failed to prove fraud.
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All of Rojas’ family members were OK, the Venezuelan native told reporters ahead of Friday’s game against the Padres in San Diego.
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Sources told Axios that both sides agreed to halt attacks on each other and meet in Qatar on Tuesday to resolve differences over the Strait of Hormuz.
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“Bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bid. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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