as in works
the active use of energy in producing a result
the finished parade float was well worth the effort
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Recent Examples of efforts
On this episode, Vlad returns to talk about where things stand, and all of the company's new efforts to give retail traders even more instruments to use.
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Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
The Chargers bolstered their efforts to protect quarterback Justin Herbert all while diversifying their offense by agreeing to a multiyear deal with veteran fullback Alec Ingold on Sunday, the team announced.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Any efforts to improve your living space may need to be run by other people, like a roommate or landlord.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
But its sustainability efforts go beyond the lodge itself.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
Fortunately, today, Luna and Chiron are supporting your efforts to review boundaries, discuss shared bills, and generally keep the focus on fairness.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
In the face of these legislative efforts to control and erase trans and nonbinary people from public life, trans and nonbinary people, along with their allies, continue to stand up for each other and fight for their rights.
—Noelle Martin, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2026
My office will remain involved in efforts to broker an agreement between the parties.
—Eric Adler
march 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
Henderson lends a human face to these clandestine efforts, with dozens of profiles of the pilots and crews, as well as resistance agents and leaders.
—The Know, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
The Chargers bolstered their efforts to protect quarterback Justin Herbert all while diversifying their offense by agreeing to a multiyear deal with veteran fullback Alec Ingold on Sunday, the team announced.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Any efforts to improve your living space may need to be run by other people, like a roommate or landlord.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
But its sustainability efforts go beyond the lodge itself.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
Fortunately, today, Luna and Chiron are supporting your efforts to review boundaries, discuss shared bills, and generally keep the focus on fairness.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026
In the face of these legislative efforts to control and erase trans and nonbinary people from public life, trans and nonbinary people, along with their allies, continue to stand up for each other and fight for their rights.
—Noelle Martin, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2026
My office will remain involved in efforts to broker an agreement between the parties.
—Eric Adler
march 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
Henderson lends a human face to these clandestine efforts, with dozens of profiles of the pilots and crews, as well as resistance agents and leaders.
—The Know, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for efforts
Noun
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Many works of Georges Méliès are even believed to have been burned as the original negatives, as the nitrate film stock is incredibly fragile and inflammable.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The organization was founded in 1992 with a series of artist commissions and installations for specific places, focused on public engagement with the arts and the social and political contexts explored in these works.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some of Goldsworthy’s art has also required strenuous exertions.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Vaccarello, who was born and raised in Belgium to Sicilian parents, spends a month in Los Angeles twice each year, usually in March and November, a recuperation from the semiannual exertions of the women’s collection.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s why civil servants in national security, disaster relief and federal science have long taken pains to avoid the political fray.—
Michael Chertoff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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Because the somewhat complex antitrust case is being tried before a 12-person jury, each party took pains to lay out the process, and provide visual explainers, about how an artist works with promoters and others to book a tour, and who profits.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
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Job opening numbers, personal consumption expenditures data - the Fed's preferred inflation gauge - and a second estimate of quarterly GDP are due this week.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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There is a prosody to those mysterious terms bandied about in The Economist or The Financial Times, of liquidity and derivatives, operational profitability and capital expenditures, credit default swaps and enterprise value.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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