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
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Its characters were prodigies who had private tutors and went to training camps for programming competitions, though their striving did not add up to a happy life.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
At Miami, that’s supposed to be striving for championships.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
It is measured in the millions of students striving for opportunity—most of them raising children, working jobs, serving in uniform, or making rent and mortgage payments with other bills competing for their attention.
—Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Community college students are striving to build better futures for themselves and their families.
—Robert Moreno, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Gidwani recommends striving for a blend of aerobic (cardio) exercise and strength training to optimize mitochondrial health.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This type of striving 20-something comedy draws the unavoidable comparisons — Insecure for the influencer age, Girls for zillennials, Broad City out west — but I Love LA ultimately adds up to far more than the sum of its lineage.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
That dynamic is something Sandriver is striving to correct.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2025
The panel will focus on accessibility to tickets, fan first ticketing, and the steps ticketing partners are striving toward for the future.
—Kristen Wisneski, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
For Veblen, this constant striving was never about the goods themselves.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Its characters were prodigies who had private tutors and went to training camps for programming competitions, though their striving did not add up to a happy life.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
Most in the league seem to think the Bills, after years of striving for a Super Bowl, are having a hard time staying motivated when the stakes are lower.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
At Miami, that’s supposed to be striving for championships.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
It is measured in the millions of students striving for opportunity—most of them raising children, working jobs, serving in uniform, or making rent and mortgage payments with other bills competing for their attention.
—Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Community college students are striving to build better futures for themselves and their families.
—Robert Moreno, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Gidwani recommends striving for a blend of aerobic (cardio) exercise and strength training to optimize mitochondrial health.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This type of striving 20-something comedy draws the unavoidable comparisons — Insecure for the influencer age, Girls for zillennials, Broad City out west — but I Love LA ultimately adds up to far more than the sum of its lineage.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
That dynamic is something Sandriver is striving to correct.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2025
The panel will focus on accessibility to tickets, fan first ticketing, and the steps ticketing partners are striving toward for the future.
—Kristen Wisneski, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for striving
Noun
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From its beginning, the leaders of the rebellion well understood the global reach and resonance of their great struggle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The historic build-up stands in stark contrast to the United States’ own supply struggles.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Her victory also carries national implications for Democrats, who are struggling to chart a path between progressive energy and centrist caution ahead of the 2026 midterms.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Always Greener, which scored 15 nominations on the annual Brit List, is a high concept script that follows a struggling artist, haunted by past failure, who is given a one-in-a-million chance to become his rich and successful doppelganger from a parallel universe.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Someone trying to keep the clicks coming to make a living, or a leader of the repressed?—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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My body’s in a C shape, trying to track the aim.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Heat survived a buzzer-beating 3-point attempt from Kawhi Leonard on Monday night to beat the LA Clippers 120-119.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Which is perhaps why Cuomo’s attempts to hit back at Mamdani’s messaging on housing and affordability fell so flat.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers then knocked off the Giants in the NL Division Series, though Scherzer lost his Game 3 start – allowing three hits and a run on Evan Longoria’s game-deciding homer while laboring seven innings and 110 pitches.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Late in the third period, Michkov gave the puck away in the neutral zone while attempting a high-risk, cross-ice pass, resulting in the Senators quickly transitioning the other way.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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In addition to his lack of fourth-quarter production against Orlando, Brown also drew just one shooting foul in the loss, attempting his only two free throws midway through the second quarter.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That was a very big undertaking.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The experience took me through the history of Carnival as well as the current process for pulling off the giant undertaking.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Of those, about 44,000 were working adults and 42,000 were working for an employer, according to the report.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Singaporean transit company ComfortDelGro, meanwhile, is working with Pony AI to explore offering robotaxis, while Lyft is collaborating with Baidu to test its Apollo Go self-driving cars in Europe.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Striving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striving. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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