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noun

Definition of strivingnext
as in struggle

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verb

present participle of strive
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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as in trying
to make an effort to do let us strive to make the most of this opportunity

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“Striving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striving. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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