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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
Skilled forgers started to catch on, endeavoring to cash in on that development.
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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
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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Most in the league seem to think the Bills, after years of striving for a Super Bowl, are having a hard time staying motivated when the stakes are lower.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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At Miami, that’s supposed to be striving for championships.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Someone trying to keep the clicks coming to make a living, or a leader of the repressed?—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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My body’s in a C shape, trying to track the aim.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Dodgers then knocked off the Giants in the NL Division Series, though Scherzer lost his Game 3 start – allowing three hits and a run on Evan Longoria’s game-deciding homer while laboring seven innings and 110 pitches.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
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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
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Late in the third period, Michkov gave the puck away in the neutral zone while attempting a high-risk, cross-ice pass, resulting in the Senators quickly transitioning the other way.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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In addition to his lack of fourth-quarter production against Orlando, Brown also drew just one shooting foul in the loss, attempting his only two free throws midway through the second quarter.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Her victory also carries national implications for Democrats, who are struggling to chart a path between progressive energy and centrist caution ahead of the 2026 midterms.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Always Greener, which scored 15 nominations on the annual Brit List, is a high concept script that follows a struggling artist, haunted by past failure, who is given a one-in-a-million chance to become his rich and successful doppelganger from a parallel universe.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Of those, about 44,000 were working adults and 42,000 were working for an employer, according to the report.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Singaporean transit company ComfortDelGro, meanwhile, is working with Pony AI to explore offering robotaxis, while Lyft is collaborating with Baidu to test its Apollo Go self-driving cars in Europe.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Endeavoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeavoring. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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