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as in struggled
to devote serious and sustained effort
the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge
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as in tried
to make an effort to do
our club is forever endeavoring to find ways to raise more money for activities
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Recent Examples of endeavored
Padilla endeavored to make his mark early.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
However, the doormat goes to the Hustlers, who like Orlando endeavored to dismantle a successful 2024 playoff team and turn it into the worst team in 2025, a weird look for a team owned by one of the lead investors in the league.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Once the institution opened in 1833 with space for more than 400 veterans, naval officers endeavored to provide a comfortable life for the residents.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
For example, in December Norfolk Land Trust and Northeast Wilderness Trust finalized a conservation easement on more than 600 acres of forest that a group of Norfolk families has endeavored to protect since the 1980s.
—Shelley Harms, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Balance Coffee’s founder, James Bellis, recognized this gap in the wellness space and endeavored to sift through all the coffee producers around the world to bring consumers only the most nutritious brews.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Mattel hit it big with Barbie in 2023, and have since endeavored to create a cinematic universe of their own, telling The New Yorker shortly after Barbie's release that the company had 45 films in development.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday night, Jonathan Becker endeavored to arrive at the Waverly Inn well before AIR MAIL’s party in celebration of his new book, Lost Time.
—Daniel Paik, airmail.news, 5 Oct. 2024
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
However, the doormat goes to the Hustlers, who like Orlando endeavored to dismantle a successful 2024 playoff team and turn it into the worst team in 2025, a weird look for a team owned by one of the lead investors in the league.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Once the institution opened in 1833 with space for more than 400 veterans, naval officers endeavored to provide a comfortable life for the residents.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
For example, in December Norfolk Land Trust and Northeast Wilderness Trust finalized a conservation easement on more than 600 acres of forest that a group of Norfolk families has endeavored to protect since the 1980s.
—Shelley Harms, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Balance Coffee’s founder, James Bellis, recognized this gap in the wellness space and endeavored to sift through all the coffee producers around the world to bring consumers only the most nutritious brews.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Mattel hit it big with Barbie in 2023, and have since endeavored to create a cinematic universe of their own, telling The New Yorker shortly after Barbie's release that the company had 45 films in development.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday night, Jonathan Becker endeavored to arrive at the Waverly Inn well before AIR MAIL’s party in celebration of his new book, Lost Time.
—Daniel Paik, airmail.news, 5 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endeavored
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Her sister struggled for years with substance use, leading their mother to assume custody of her sister's two children.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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Only four minutes later, Kilman tried to pass around Aaronson, but gave it straight to the attentive No 11.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 1985, he was tried and acquitted for the murder of his first wife.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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That means that while some other federal workers have labored without pay for a month, CJA panel attorneys such as Foster and Binninger have worked without pay since before July 3, when the CJA funding officially expired.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Betsy’s love labored between two living losses.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Brentford and Palace are the two teams at the top of the long throw-in table (both for the number attempted and the number of shots arising from them) and only Burnley have a lower pass completion rate.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Other alternative options, like Sling TV, which has a daily subscription offer, have attempted to woo potential switchers, too.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Companies themselves worked with everything from 0 to 80 per cent; Microsoft’s hypothetical decarbonization pathway appeared to count on close to 50.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Throughout her campaign, Sherrill worked assiduously to link Ciattarelli to the sitting President.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Endeavored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeavored. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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