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trying

Definition for trying

adjective as in difficult, bothersome

Strongest matches

arduous, demanding, irritating, strenuous, stressful, taxing, tricky, troublesome, upsetting, vexing

Strong matches

aggravating, annoying, exacting, exasperating, fatiguing, rough

Weak matches

exigent, hard, irksome, onerous, oppressive, pestilent, provocative, severe, sticky, tight, tiresome, tough, wearisome, weighty

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Example Sentences

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The woman told the BBC, outside court, that she was trying to act in their best interests.

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He said that the claimant was trying to get on Mr Millward's nerves to get a reaction from him and to cause him embarrassment.

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Hospitals said two people had been killed on Wednesday while trying to collect food from aid distribution centres in central and southern Gaza.

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“They never had anything on me ... they were trying to make an example of me.”

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Thousands of homes were lost in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, and residents are now trying to take in the latest reveal, federal officials’ finding as to what started the blaze.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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