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as in striving
to devote serious and sustained effort
the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge
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as in trying
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 endeavoring
According to a synopsis, the book sees Mickey endeavoring to help the wrongly accused.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Beyond endeavoring to sleep and also muscle through the day while the sun is bright overhead, the most challenging part for Mehta was the first day of sled pulling when her team moved from Vinson Base Camp to Low Camp.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Motte is also endeavoring to hone how the teams operate with more agility in the age of virality.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
Or is the takeaway that there is always value in endeavoring to cultivate some form of consensus – no matter how small – over whether certain lines can never be crossed?
—B.b. Blaber, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Skilled forgers started to catch on, endeavoring to cash in on that development.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
But organizers are also endeavoring to create more structured career pathways for PAs, who do not have many clear options for career advancement.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Also, with most modern vehicles sharing platforms and automakers endeavoring to reduce costs by utilizing the same parts across various model lines and for extended periods, Drury said parts availability should not be a problem.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Beatrice is also the proud new patron of Borne, a medical research charity endeavoring to end premature birth.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Beyond endeavoring to sleep and also muscle through the day while the sun is bright overhead, the most challenging part for Mehta was the first day of sled pulling when her team moved from Vinson Base Camp to Low Camp.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Motte is also endeavoring to hone how the teams operate with more agility in the age of virality.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
Or is the takeaway that there is always value in endeavoring to cultivate some form of consensus – no matter how small – over whether certain lines can never be crossed?
—B.b. Blaber, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Skilled forgers started to catch on, endeavoring to cash in on that development.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
But organizers are also endeavoring to create more structured career pathways for PAs, who do not have many clear options for career advancement.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Also, with most modern vehicles sharing platforms and automakers endeavoring to reduce costs by utilizing the same parts across various model lines and for extended periods, Drury said parts availability should not be a problem.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Beatrice is also the proud new patron of Borne, a medical research charity endeavoring to end premature birth.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endeavoring
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Japan has been striving to develop stem-cell therapies, with Kyoto University’s CiRA, which runs a clinical-grade iPS cell bank, providing researchers access to prepared cells that can be used in trials for a range of conditions.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Solomon has spent years striving to fill that knowledge gap, making his book both timely and important.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Feb. 2026
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Coach Rick Hirtensteiner said Young dealt with the pressure by just trying to have fun, and Sheffer, playing with his younger brother, Ryan, a starting shortstop, appeared to do just that Wednesday.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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At the forefront of having our backs through this whole process and trying to do the right thing was Bruce and Matt.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The son of a medical-gas plumber who worked night shifts, Darnold just kept laboring at his craft.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the summer of 2024, UNICEF’s representative in Congo suggested that 361,000 children might be laboring in mines in southern Congo, though this number seems implausibly high and drew quick opprobrium from Congolese NGOs that work on the issue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Though authorities were attempting to restore order, the images and headlines deepened public scrutiny and mistrust.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Avoid attempting to walk to safety.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Know More Apple’s leadership once thought Apple News could be an antidote to bad information online, and serve as a lifeline for a struggling news industry displaced by powerful tech platforms.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The University of Houston poll shows Abbott's preferred candidates struggling with Republican primary voters.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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The expansive grounds cover 19 acres bordering the river, including a recreated 19th-century New England coastal village, a working shipyard, and the only wooden whaleship ship still afloat in the United States.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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This research addresses one of the most complex problems in current robotics, the coordination of two arms working together.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Endeavoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeavoring. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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