as in attempts
an effort to do or accomplish something
the hope that this latest endeavor will yield much information about the atmosphere of the planet
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as in labors
to devote serious and sustained effort
the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge
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as in tries
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 endeavors
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
As with work, depictions of leisure are predominantly set outdoors, and often as solo endeavors.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Several years earlier, Fonseca had made the decision to focus his sporting endeavors solely on tennis, not long after a soccer injury had left him sidelined for months.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
At this year’s APEC CEO Summit in South Korea — which gathers some of the most influential executives and economic leaders across Asia to discuss the future of business and innovation — RM delivered the keynote address and called on those in power to invest in artistic endeavors.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Chu has been a champion of Gold House, which invests in and promotes Asian Pacific endeavors and presented him an award earlier this year.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Before these hometown endeavors, Zinner founded Harvard’s Center for Surgery and Public Health.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Poppe said the tech industry had the perception that PG&E didn’t have sufficient capacity to provide the power needed for an array of cutting-edge endeavors.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
The Mellon family amassed their fortune from real estate, railroad, and banking endeavors.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
The best way to show your love for a work of art is to make a testament to its creation, even if such endeavors don’t always hit bullseyes with every shot.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
As with work, depictions of leisure are predominantly set outdoors, and often as solo endeavors.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Several years earlier, Fonseca had made the decision to focus his sporting endeavors solely on tennis, not long after a soccer injury had left him sidelined for months.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
At this year’s APEC CEO Summit in South Korea — which gathers some of the most influential executives and economic leaders across Asia to discuss the future of business and innovation — RM delivered the keynote address and called on those in power to invest in artistic endeavors.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Chu has been a champion of Gold House, which invests in and promotes Asian Pacific endeavors and presented him an award earlier this year.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Before these hometown endeavors, Zinner founded Harvard’s Center for Surgery and Public Health.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Poppe said the tech industry had the perception that PG&E didn’t have sufficient capacity to provide the power needed for an array of cutting-edge endeavors.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
The Mellon family amassed their fortune from real estate, railroad, and banking endeavors.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endeavors
Noun
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The Stars struggled to find the target on their three attempts against Sergei Bobrovsky in the shootout.—
Adam H. Beasley,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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Shot attempts were 25-12, scoring chances were 11-5 and HD chances were 3-0.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Israeli titles include Netalie Braun’s Oxygen, about a single mother who awaits her son’s army discharge, and Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s The Sea, which tells the story of a Palestinian boy who tries to reach the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in his life.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Saito tries to keep his pack as light as possible.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mason, my character, really struggles with that.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The book, illustrated by Petra Brown and geared toward kids ages 3 to 7, follows a young girl named Kat who struggles to continue horseback riding after falling off a horse.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
3 Nov. 2025
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Every athlete faces the fear of failure and strives to uphold a standard.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unity strives for timely payment processing, typically aiming to complete clean claims within about a month, with accountability built into its agreements.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The fundraiser benefits Hamilton's CARES Foundation, an organization that works with cancer research centers and emphasizes finding cures that prevent long-term harm to patients.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The chip that works this optical magic is not much to see.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Endeavors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeavors. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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