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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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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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
Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
But Scolari did not identify the individuals who would be supporting the bid.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
These contracts, which are often not put out to bid, have raised questions of whether individual charter schools are getting the best deal for their money or have control over their own programs.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Norcross, the buyer who bid on the Gramercy studio, decided to bow out instead of upping her offer.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2025
Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Nostalgic footwear is also bidding to make its way back onto your feet in the form of over-the-knee boots.
—Andrea Bossi, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
As a result, Baltimore’s bid to reach the playoffs for the third year in a row looks bleak.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
But Scolari did not identify the individuals who would be supporting the bid.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Verb
Five companies collectively bid $751.1 million in December 2022 to win the leases to build wind farms off the coasts of Morro Bay in Central California and Humboldt Bay in Northern California.
—Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 8 May 2025
These contracts, which are often not put out to bid, have raised questions of whether individual charter schools are getting the best deal for their money or have control over their own programs.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Verb
How could contractors turn a profit while bidding that low?
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Norcross, the buyer who bid on the Gramercy studio, decided to bow out instead of upping her offer.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
Real Madrid also considered bidding for Isak in the summer of 2022 but believed the price to be too steep.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Nostalgic footwear is also bidding to make its way back onto your feet in the form of over-the-knee boots.
—Andrea Bossi, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bid
Noun
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Cardinale and his team have long chased the Telegraph, but an earlier an earlier attempt to buy it through All3Media owner RedBird IMI, which is majority controlled out of the Middle East, was blocked by the Conservative Party.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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An attempt to streamline that story line would render Elden Ring not unlike Game of Thrones: a dark, twisted fantasy narrative where death rules over all.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Not even an approximate 40-foot fall and sustained injuries on her third try in 2019 deterred her from forging ahead with her goal — rather, the scary slip was just a stepping stone in her personal journey to achieving her dreams.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Around 2016, after a particularly painful breakup, the Body Work author decided to do something radical: give up on dating and give celibacy a try.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bid. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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