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in vain
adjective as in fruitless
adjective as in futile
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Navalnaya said that when an ambulance finally arrived, paramedics attempted in vain to resuscitate him.
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Those efforts could be in vain if Haiti’s local economy is pulverized, making recovery efforts more challenging.
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We call for water and it's all in vain.
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Decisions being taken in the coming weeks could determine whether that huge waste of public money has all been in vain.
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Geoff: Brilliant start but we need to win our home games or its all in vain.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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