as in work
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 effort
Although efforts to stop the measure from appearing on the ballot on April 21 have failed, the state Supreme Court has already said the legal determination of whether the amendment is constitutional will be decided in court after voting has taken place.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
Those efforts earned Hernandez her fifth Big West Player of the Week award of the season.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
It’s widely viewed as an effort to boost Krishnamoorthi’s chances by shifting support among Black voters from the lieutenant governor to the congresswoman, both of whom are Black.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Schumer said Republicans blocked that effort.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2026
Those efforts earned Hernandez her fifth Big West Player of the Week award of the season.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
It’s widely viewed as an effort to boost Krishnamoorthi’s chances by shifting support among Black voters from the lieutenant governor to the congresswoman, both of whom are Black.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Schumer said Republicans blocked that effort.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effort
Noun
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Kelly Clarkson Home Valentin Striped Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug Powerloomed for durability, this low-pile rug works well both outdoors on a patio or indoors in high-traffic areas like mudrooms.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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This requires an ability to navigate the ever-changing tech systems that store and distribute information (often in ways that are not at all intuitive) while also understanding the essentials of the actual work being done.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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To win an Olympic gold medal is the stuff of elite athletes’ dreams, the culmination of years of arduous training, extreme physical exertion and grueling qualifying competitions.—
Patricia Mazzei,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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People born in the Year of the Horse are believed to be fit and intelligent, seeking out tasks that require physical and mental exertion.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 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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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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Confronted with the sudden increase in heat, your cardiovascular system is put to the test – blood vessels dilate, heart rate increases and blood gets pushed to your skin, where it can be cooled more easily by sweat.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hot stones are added, one by one, as the air inside gets heavier, the heat searing the nose and the throat, the sweat starting in rivulets that turn into streams as the smell gets more intense, the heartbeat swells, the mind races.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effort. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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