strove

variants also strived
past tense of strive
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as in endeavored
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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“Strove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strove. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.

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