as in efforts
the active use of energy in producing a result
the number of blueberries that we were finding was hardly worth the exertion
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Recent Examples of exertions
Ahmad plays Shah Latif, a British Pakistani actor, who, owing to the exertions of his faithful, often frustrated agent, Felicia (Weruche Opia), is improbably auditioning to be the next James Bond.
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Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
That, plus an extra day to recover from their European exertions, with Forest also going to extra time and penalties in Denmark on Thursday, leads me to switch to a home win.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Some of Goldsworthy’s art has also required strenuous exertions.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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
Finally, tuckered out from our exertions, the five or six of us buddies retreated to a dark corner of my backyard to admire our handiwork.
—Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 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
Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
That, plus an extra day to recover from their European exertions, with Forest also going to extra time and penalties in Denmark on Thursday, leads me to switch to a home win.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Some of Goldsworthy’s art has also required strenuous exertions.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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
Finally, tuckered out from our exertions, the five or six of us buddies retreated to a dark corner of my backyard to admire our handiwork.
—Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exertions
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Those efforts resulted in criminal charges against Giuliani in two states and a defamation lawsuit from election workers in Georgia.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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His mentoring efforts so far have mostly been further down the ballot.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The city is home to several in-the-works multi-million dollar developments, and is an attractive place for people looking to move to Parker County for its spacious land and proximity to successful school districts.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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Like Ando’s architecture, Turrell makes the kind of immersive, site-specific art people travel great distances for, and Benesse has commissioned several of the American artist’s works, the rest of which can be found at the Chichu Art Museum.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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Feerick took pains to explain that Section 4 is not designed to be a tool used by an opposition party to remove a President.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The results came so fast that the normal MLS growing pains — the ugly nights, the roster strain, the tactical doubt, the emotional drag of losing — seemed to skip San Diego entirely.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Exertions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exertions. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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