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essays

NOUN

written discourse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

article discussion dissertation manuscript paper piece study thesis treatise

STRONG

composition disquisition explication exposition theme tract

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness pass

NOUN

try, attempt

Synonyms

STRONG

aim bid effort endeavor exertion experiment hassle labor shot striving struggle test toil travail trial tryout undertaking venture whack work

WEAK

dry run one's all one's level best try on

Antonyms

STRONG

entertainment fun idleness laziness pastime peace

WEAK

pass

VERB

try, attempt

Synonyms

STRONG

aim assay endeavor labor offer seek strive struggle test toil travail undertake venture work

WEAK

have a crack have a go have a shot have at it make a run at put to the test take a stab at take a whack at take on try out

Antonyms

STRONG

forget idle laze neglect relax rest

WEAK

be idle pass

Example Sentences

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Artificial intelligence systems can write essays, answer questions, and solve complex problems.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Badenoch's open letter published in The Times is the latest contribution to the debate over Labour's future, which has seen essays and opinion pieces published by key Labour figures.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

In one of the essays in his new book, The Land and Its People, David Sedaris recounts a trip to the Vatican during which he met Pope Francis and went shopping with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

She soon realized that her new songs were beginning to parrot the themes and stories of those essays.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

In Spanish the teacher hands back our in-class essays from the day before.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass