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avail

verb as in be of use; use

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He started his search in early October and applied to CVS, Best Buy and a slew of other retailers - to no avail.

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She struggles against the grip of the trolls, but to no avail.

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He had searched every one of those sickeningly quaint villages, with their happy yodelers and endless mugs of hot chocolate, but to no avail.

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She said another lock appeared to have been tampered with "using a crowbar or similar tool", but to no avail.

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For decades, cybersecurity professionals have told lawmakers about the need for minimum, comprehensive cybersecurity standards across all sectors, to little avail.

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

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