as in works
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 efforts
The memorandum of understanding was signed at the Changi Aviation Summit, held on the eve of the Singapore Airshow, marking a significant milestone for global engine development efforts and for the city-state’s aviation ambitions.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Feb. 2026
Israel and Egypt are vetting travelers, and the crossing is being overseen with international involvement, officials said, as part of efforts to prevent weapons smuggling while allowing limited humanitarian movement.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
The outsized resistance efforts to immigration operations in Minneapolis have been a welcome surprise, the brothers said.
—Sophia Peyser, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
The 2025 award show was completely reimagined and refocused to relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires.
—Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Joseline Garcia, who has led immigration defense efforts in the district by helping coordinate and train volunteers on how to respond to raids, said word of the agents’ presence spread quickly within a network of organizations and residents.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Each exhibit has informative placards that delve into avian facts, figures, and info about worldwide conservation efforts.
—Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
While Microsoft is moving forward with some facilities, the company withdrew plans for a data center in Caledonia, Wisconsin, amid loud opposition to its efforts there.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2026
My research explores how well-meaning, but draconian, efforts to correct the abusive opioid prescription promotion practices of drug companies were followed by a nationwide explosion of overdoses from illicit opioids, again in the absence of equivalent efforts to make opioid treatment available.
—Charles Lebaron, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Feb. 2026
Israel and Egypt are vetting travelers, and the crossing is being overseen with international involvement, officials said, as part of efforts to prevent weapons smuggling while allowing limited humanitarian movement.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
The outsized resistance efforts to immigration operations in Minneapolis have been a welcome surprise, the brothers said.
—Sophia Peyser, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
The 2025 award show was completely reimagined and refocused to relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires.
—Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Joseline Garcia, who has led immigration defense efforts in the district by helping coordinate and train volunteers on how to respond to raids, said word of the agents’ presence spread quickly within a network of organizations and residents.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Each exhibit has informative placards that delve into avian facts, figures, and info about worldwide conservation efforts.
—Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
While Microsoft is moving forward with some facilities, the company withdrew plans for a data center in Caledonia, Wisconsin, amid loud opposition to its efforts there.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2026
My research explores how well-meaning, but draconian, efforts to correct the abusive opioid prescription promotion practices of drug companies were followed by a nationwide explosion of overdoses from illicit opioids, again in the absence of equivalent efforts to make opioid treatment available.
—Charles Lebaron, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for efforts
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Ranger’s House guests can admire the red-brick Georgian home featured in several scenes and venture inside to see 19th-century businessman Sir Julius Wernher’s vast art collection, consisting of over 700 works of Renaissance art, medieval sculptures and jewelry pieces.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Brooklyn native Richard Beavers opened his eponymous Bed-Stuy gallery in 2007 with a mission to promote diverse works for contemporary art.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Vaccarello, who was born and raised in Belgium to Sicilian parents, spends a month in Los Angeles twice each year, usually in March and November, a recuperation from the semiannual exertions of the women’s collection.—
Rob Haskell,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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The little girl began to feel drowsy after her exertions at the swimming pool and decided to curl up beside her.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My adolescence was an ordinary one, its joys and pains small.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Melania takes pains to include many shots of her and Donald acting like a loving couple, which threatens to take the film out of the realm of nonfiction.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cramer said to watch capital expenditures closely — this could be the number that moves Meta.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company is planning capital expenditures of about $3 billion and aims to close another 24 facilities in the first half of the year.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Efforts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efforts. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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