as in attempts
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 orders
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 bids
Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The tycoon's unannounced departure from Thailand on his private jet came after his party failed in desperate bids to dissolve the house and undermine Anutin's bloc.
—Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Democrats under the age of 40 have announced bids for Congress, with roughly half challenging sitting members of their own party, according to a count by NPR.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The bids are ranked and scored by the Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership — a consortium of the partnering wildlife agencies — and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, with earlier start dates and more competitive bids viewed favorably.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Other Texas races drawing attention Some Democrats who come up as possible candidates for governor have declared bids for other statewide seats.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Adversaries appear as competing bids, regulatory hurdles or stakeholders with diverging agendas.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Occasionally, museums will work with benefactors to put up bids for their collections.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the University of Michigan sought bids to replace older cameras at the entrances and exits of every building on campus and the school's medical center as part of its Security Technology Enhancement Project.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Russia's President Vladimir Putin bids farewell to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Shi seemed confident that Strand Larsen, who was keen to join Newcastle United before the deadline, will knuckle down despite Wolves rejecting two bids.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The tycoon's unannounced departure from Thailand on his private jet came after his party failed in desperate bids to dissolve the house and undermine Anutin's bloc.
—Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Democrats under the age of 40 have announced bids for Congress, with roughly half challenging sitting members of their own party, according to a count by NPR.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The bids are ranked and scored by the Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership — a consortium of the partnering wildlife agencies — and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, with earlier start dates and more competitive bids viewed favorably.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Other Texas races drawing attention Some Democrats who come up as possible candidates for governor have declared bids for other statewide seats.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Adversaries appear as competing bids, regulatory hurdles or stakeholders with diverging agendas.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Occasionally, museums will work with benefactors to put up bids for their collections.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the University of Michigan sought bids to replace older cameras at the entrances and exits of every building on campus and the school's medical center as part of its Security Technology Enhancement Project.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Paul commonly bids at €20 for jobs that take hours, meaning his rate is nowhere near the wheelhouse of minimum wage.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Russia's President Vladimir Putin bids farewell to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bids
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And the algicide attempts may not have worked because the biomass of blue-green algae was just too large for effects to be detected.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lifetime, Prater was 23-of-24 on those attempts that happened in the last two minutes of regulation or in overtime.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Continue reading … ORDER FROM THE COURT – Georgia judge orders Fani Willis to redo search for records in Trump election case.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the documentary depicts through footage of the rescue efforts, all of those outside tensions make the two rescue parties reluctant to work together, until the government orders the special forces team to use the indigenous search party’s knowledge of the forest in their favor.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even as liberal-seeming Amir invites Yusuf to join the Muslim Association, an informal organization of male Arab landowners, Yusuf’s father is killed in a night-time confrontation with the settlers.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hanson’s camera only ever invites them to bring themselves.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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How To Play Wordle Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Those seven tries produced zero first downs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines each contain mRNA, which instructs cells to manufacture the coronavirus spike protein, simulating infection with the virus.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Once the victim calls for tech support help, the scammer instructs them to download a program giving access to the victim’s computer.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The movie tells the true story of Joe Scaravella, played by actor-producer Vince Vaughn, his restaurant Enoteca Maria and its staff of nonnas.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, Tony Leung commands the screen with such economy of gesture, such magnetic stillness, such sheer star power.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Twelve years later, the hotel still commands relevance in a market that constantly reinvents itself.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Bids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bids. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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