1
as in struggling
to devote serious and sustained effort
not only must we strive for peace in time of war, we must strive mightily to maintain that peace
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2
as in trying
to make an effort to do
let us strive to make the most of this opportunity
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Recent Examples of striving
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Perfectionism often gets misunderstood as an unstoppable striving for excellence, a quality that many of us would love to (half-heartedly) lament.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Though the status quo may provide good results, researchers are constantly striving for something better.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
The true story of Spain’s cricket team striving to qualify for the Olympics, uniting diverse communities through a sport largely unknown in Spain.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Risks of multivitamins Many of us grew up striving for 100% on every test, but overachieving with multivitamins comes with risk—diminishing their benefits or causing harmful side effects.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Many top performers are burning out not from overwork alone, but from the emotional toll of never feeling allowed to stop striving.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
On top of striving for clarity and organization, Virgo holds itself and others to high standards.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Chronic striving has its downsides, though.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
The Her actress is striving to preserve her kids' privacy for as long as possible, speaking with InStyle for their March cover story about her choice to keep her kids out of the public eye.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Like Laura bristling at Cherry taking her place by Daniel’s side, Michaela’s fury at Simone’s striving is twofold.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Perfectionism often gets misunderstood as an unstoppable striving for excellence, a quality that many of us would love to (half-heartedly) lament.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
As the son of Hades relentlessly striving to escape from the underworld, failure sends players back to the start; but never empty-handed.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Though the status quo may provide good results, researchers are constantly striving for something better.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
The true story of Spain’s cricket team striving to qualify for the Olympics, uniting diverse communities through a sport largely unknown in Spain.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Risks of multivitamins Many of us grew up striving for 100% on every test, but overachieving with multivitamins comes with risk—diminishing their benefits or causing harmful side effects.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Many top performers are burning out not from overwork alone, but from the emotional toll of never feeling allowed to stop striving.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
On top of striving for clarity and organization, Virgo holds itself and others to high standards.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Chronic striving has its downsides, though.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
The Her actress is striving to preserve her kids' privacy for as long as possible, speaking with InStyle for their March cover story about her choice to keep her kids out of the public eye.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for striving
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Maybe new additions will boost a struggling position group.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The ever-paranoid Ally believes all of these headscratchers are part of a Trumpian conspiracy that's out to get her, but audiences were left struggling to connect the dots.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those with multiple lanes of traffic are more complicated, and Bryson said, this is where there have been more challenges, with drivers trying to change lanes in the roundabout.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Alluding to Linklater’s sports background, Hawke likened his approach to that of a coach, trying to test his player’s speed and strength.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If anything, the two games at Dodger Stadium showed the struggles of the Reds’ offense, with Blake Snell allowing only two base runners in the first six innings of his Game 1 start, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up two runs in the first inning of Game 2 before retiring 13 straight.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mendes would later detail his struggles with maintaining his mental health while touring and cancel his Wonder world tour in 2022.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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While such a scenario sounds potentially maudlin and manipulative, Lucero — who wrote the film from a personal place — never allows that to happen by making the characters complex and flawed, and laboring under real-life issues.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One person was charged for shining a laser in the eyes of ICE agents, another for throwing a smoke grenade at ICE officers and a third for attempting to damage equipment at the facility and then striking and kicking officers while being arrested.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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In the picture, a large brown bear stands at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve as a sockeye salmon, attempting to make its way over the rapids, lands in the predator’s powerful jaws.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The big story Immigration anxieties and a challenging job market have sparked an online backlash over China's latest attempt at attracting global talent — a new visa program announced in August.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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China has landed on the Red Planet once, sticking the landing on its first attempt in 2021, setting the Zhurong rover down successfully in southern Utopia Planitia as part of the Tianwen 1 mission.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The department is working with an independent monitor to implement reforms and improve accountability.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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To promote what executives described as modern ways of working, Elanco changed blueprint plans several times over the course of half a decade.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That seems like quite a serious undertaking for a half-hour comedy about a disgraced former college football player who sets off to redeem himself by catfishing his way into becoming the quarterback for an underdog team in south Georgia.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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While the movie easily races from one scene to another at a break-neck pace, behind the scenes, the local production work was a massive undertaking, bringing together public officials from multiple city, county and federal agencies.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Striving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striving. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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