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
Colorful street art that had been painted on the roadway in an effort to slow drivers has since been covered with black paint, and much of the delineator poles that were installed are no longer there, residents said.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
The effort to both support and regulate DCF comes at a time when the department is being criticized for its handling of several recent tragedies involving children.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
The team says that there have been efforts in the past to study walking fish, but they have been focused on a single species.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Palo Alto Networks’ board has documented its efforts to respond to shareholder concerns in proxy statements.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
The effort to both support and regulate DCF comes at a time when the department is being criticized for its handling of several recent tragedies involving children.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
The team says that there have been efforts in the past to study walking fish, but they have been focused on a single species.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Palo Alto Networks’ board has documented its efforts to respond to shareholder concerns in proxy statements.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effort
Noun
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When the fabric is right, your comfort is sure to follow — but choosing pieces that are also work-appropriate is trickier.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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In her 2008 work Mirror Play, San Francisco Poets Theatre Beloved’s Carla Harryman employs a field of speakers as an engine for organizing meaning between interior perception and exterior reality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Noun
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At the competitive level, fencing requires a great deal of coordination and physical exertion.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Our hunter-gatherer ancestors did not need Pilates because their diet was healthy and their environment demanded physical exertion.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Finance chiefs at five of the giant hyperscalers—Meta’s Susan Li, Microsoft’s Amy Hood, Alphabet’s Anat Ashkenazi, Oracle’s Hilary Maxson, and OpenAI’s Sarah Friar—are collectively overseeing hundreds of billions in capital expenditures.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Despite a crowded field of candidates with notable resumes, as well as record-breaking spending by Steyer and independent-expenditure committees.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Acer was also at pains to point out the large performance differential between the RTX 5070 Ti and the vanilla RTX 5070, which sounds similar.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz compounded the pains of militia attacks, forcing Iraq to declare force-majeure on foreign-run oil operations and curtail production.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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Day-to-day, sweat, humidity and friction are the routine wear-and-tear concerns.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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Meanwhile, young founders are raising triple-digit millions without breaking a sweat.—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effort. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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