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TAKE THE QUIZSynonyms of essayed
as in attempted
to make an effort to do
he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move
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“Essayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essayed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.
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