exertions

plural of exertion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exertions Vaccarello, who was born and raised in Belgium to Sicilian parents, spends a month in Los Angeles twice each year, usually in March and November, a recuperation from the semiannual exertions of the women’s collection. Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 The little girl began to feel drowsy after her exertions at the swimming pool and decided to curl up beside her. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 The male shadowed her, shivering after her full-bodied exertions above sandy pits where ripples of water flowed through. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025 But the exhibition also shows that, even if only briefly, the exertions of Black people themselves brought McCabe’s vision to fruition. Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024 Later Renaissance masters were savvier about how gravity works on the human body, but no one was better at painting the harsh, mindless pull of it, or hinting at the secret exertions in the act of standing. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exertions
Noun
  • Later that century the rising importance of waterborne commerce for Europe’s maritime powers helped motivate efforts to map Earth’s magnetic field.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Their philanthropic efforts have supported a wide range of causes, including arts, education, healthcare, and environmental conservation.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The agreement covers all works produced through Le Masne’s Multiman Records and will be administered by WCM’s teams in France and the US.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Much of Iran’s clandestine cinema, including some of Panahi’s earlier works, is didactic, focused on valorizing the victims of the regime’s injustices.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The movie takes pains to illustrate how the possible end of the world will begin like any other day.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Colleagues who failed to take similar pains earned his everlasting disdain.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Exertions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exertions. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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