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take a crack at

VERB
try
Synonyms
WEAK
attempt do one's best drive for give a go give a whirl go after go all out go for have a crack have a go have a rip have a shot have a stab have a whack make a pass at make a stab make an attempt make an effort risk shoot for tackle undertake vie for

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I found it myself on Google Flights, then, for journalistic reasons, asked Muse to take a crack at the booking.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

When he asked Anthropic’s coding tool to take a crack at the infamous Riemann hypothesis, Jarred Sumner had no idea how much progress it would make on the 167-year-old conjecture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

In addition to encouraging professional scholars to do research, Valentinas urged ordinary citizens to take a crack at looking at the Martian surface.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2025

I wanted to take a crack at it.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

"Your dad is up for a visit and we just thought we'd take a crack at running down here and seeing you."

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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