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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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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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
Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2025
Trustee Bill Healy voted against the project, which was done without seeking bids.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 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
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
When there was pushback that She the People was given a no-contract bid, Ellis argued that her friend’s organization was the only one in San Francisco qualified to produce a high-quality media campaign.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2025
Trustee Bill Healy voted against the project, which was done without seeking bids.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Rather than dwell on this possibility, or call for a halt to further investments until the federal funding picture resolves, supervisors instead took turns bidding Bergmann farewell and welcoming acting director Nadia Privara.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 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
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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Automakers could be compensated for previous tariff payments as Trump attempts to pull back on fierce tariffs.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But many of those attempts are facing legal challenges that have delayed or reversed firings.—
John Kelly, Nancy Cordes,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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After poor weather forced ULA to scrub a launch attempt on April 9, the company will have to wait nearly three weeks for another try to launch an Atlas V rocket with Amazon's first full-up load of 27 Kuiper broadband satellites, Ars reports.—
Abigail Bassett,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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On the fourth try, the bird may have found something.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bid. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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