1
as in stretches
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
you're trying my patience
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2
as in attempts
to make an effort to do
try to unlock the door will try to call later tonight
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Recent Examples of tries
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
But with the ground rules in place, the Andon Labs team tries to be as hands-off as possible.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
The special four-part event finds Malcolm happily in a relationship and as a father, but when his family tries to get back into the picture, chaos ensues.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The tourist face of Cuba amid the crisis The incident comes amid a deepening tourism crisis on the island that has driven hotel occupancy sharply down, while the Cuban government tries to boost tourism with promotional campaigns and deals.
—Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Whitehead further noted that StubHub’s user agreement tries to alert users of the arbitration provision.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Butler tries to keep her secondary agenda a secret.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Iranian opposition tries to organize overseas The situation has led to new attempts to organize the highly fragmented Iranian opposition abroad.
—Amir Hussein Radjy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Engelbeck estimates that someone tries to break into his shop in Washington state once a quarter.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Importantly, the law allows only very narrow exemptions, such that the overwhelming majority of children promoted to fourth grade must pass the state reading assessment in their first three tries.
—Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Stammen won his second replay review in two tries.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lovejoy had a 6-0 edge in shots on goal and a 5-0 advantage in additional tries in the second half.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Johnson was perfect on his opening four tries from beyond the arc.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles needed two tries to inbound the ball on their end of the court and that’s when Kennard sunk the triple.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Michigan State, an 18 1/2-point favorite according to BetMGM Sportsbook, connected on one of its first 14 3-point tries.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Obenyan was 10 of 18 from the field including 4 of 6 on 3-point tries.
—Steve Fryer, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
Jane tries to give it a bit of meta humor, milking laughs from throwing money at Juicy and doing little jazz hands.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
But with the ground rules in place, the Andon Labs team tries to be as hands-off as possible.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
The special four-part event finds Malcolm happily in a relationship and as a father, but when his family tries to get back into the picture, chaos ensues.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The tourist face of Cuba amid the crisis The incident comes amid a deepening tourism crisis on the island that has driven hotel occupancy sharply down, while the Cuban government tries to boost tourism with promotional campaigns and deals.
—Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Whitehead further noted that StubHub’s user agreement tries to alert users of the arbitration provision.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Butler tries to keep her secondary agenda a secret.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Iranian opposition tries to organize overseas The situation has led to new attempts to organize the highly fragmented Iranian opposition abroad.
—Amir Hussein Radjy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Engelbeck estimates that someone tries to break into his shop in Washington state once a quarter.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
Lord and Cionel Perez pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings before turning it over to Clayton Beeter, who notched his second save in three tries but had to pitch out of trouble.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Importantly, the law allows only very narrow exemptions, such that the overwhelming majority of children promoted to fourth grade must pass the state reading assessment in their first three tries.
—Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Stammen won his second replay review in two tries.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Lovejoy had a 6-0 edge in shots on goal and a 5-0 advantage in additional tries in the second half.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Johnson was perfect on his opening four tries from beyond the arc.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles needed two tries to inbound the ball on their end of the court and that’s when Kennard sunk the triple.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Michigan State, an 18 1/2-point favorite according to BetMGM Sportsbook, connected on one of its first 14 3-point tries.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Obenyan was 10 of 18 from the field including 4 of 6 on 3-point tries.
—Steve Fryer, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tries
Verb
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After dinner, rum-centric cocktails are served up nightly with vibey tunes and a view of the Grove that stretches all the way to the Bay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Five are anchored in Democratic-heavy northern Virginia, including one shaped like a lobster that stretches into Republican-leaning rural areas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Thinking mode attempts to fix that limitation by treating image creation as a structured process, not a one-shot output.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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One of my neighbors called 911 and helped with the first CPR attempts.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Does this mean those pop-goes-punk comp albums are coming back?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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Except then there’s the chance of being FUNNELED, placed on the rails and headed for a very specific destination, instead of the OPEN-WORLD anything-goes of traditional D&D.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Investors will be watching the hearing closely to see how Warsh balances Trump’s demands for lower interest rates as the war in Iran pushes up the price of gasoline, adding to inflationary pressures that already exist.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Mosley, however, pushes back at the criticism.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The executive said Kraken strives to make advanced trading strategies typically reserved for professional investors available to individual investors, according to Semafor.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Telemundo strives to stay out of the political fray, Garcia said.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The static fire test follows a series of cryogenic proof tests earlier this year.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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The journey tests the physical and spiritual limits of both men.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But Jones rejected that claim in June, and did so again about the latest request, which seeks the same employment information — about 10 of the same people — as the prior subpoena.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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Elliott seeks at least $5 million.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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