endeavoring

present participle of endeavor
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of endeavoring 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
Verb
  • As the son of Hades relentlessly striving to escape from the underworld, failure sends players back to the start; but never empty-handed.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Though the status quo may provide good results, researchers are constantly striving for something better.
    Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those with multiple lanes of traffic are more complicated, and Bryson said, this is where there have been more challenges, with drivers trying to change lanes in the roundabout.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Alluding to Linklater’s sports background, Hawke likened his approach to that of a coach, trying to test his player’s speed and strength.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With The Fulfillment, the sub-context is how clout culture is a currency, how attention itself has become a currency, just like our laboring bodies are.
    Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
  • While such a scenario sounds potentially maudlin and manipulative, Lucero — who wrote the film from a personal place — never allows that to happen by making the characters complex and flawed, and laboring under real-life issues.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One person was charged for shining a laser in the eyes of ICE agents, another for throwing a smoke grenade at ICE officers and a third for attempting to damage equipment at the facility and then striking and kicking officers while being arrested.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • In the picture, a large brown bear stands at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve as a sockeye salmon, attempting to make its way over the rapids, lands in the predator’s powerful jaws.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe new additions will boost a struggling position group.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The ever-paranoid Ally believes all of these headscratchers are part of a Trumpian conspiracy that's out to get her, but audiences were left struggling to connect the dots.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The department is working with an independent monitor to implement reforms and improve accountability.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • To promote what executives described as modern ways of working, Elanco changed blueprint plans several times over the course of half a decade.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Endeavoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeavoring. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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