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try
noun as in attempt
verb as in attempt
Strong matches
aim, aspire, compete, contend, contest, endeavor, essay, labor, propose, risk, speculate, strive, tackle, undertake, venture, wrangle
Weak matches
bear down, chip away at, do one's best, drive for, exert oneself, go after, go all out, go for, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have a stab, have a whack, knock oneself out, lift a finger, make a bid, make a pass at, make an attempt, make an effort, put oneself out, shoot for, vie for
verb as in experiment, test
verb as in bother, afflict
verb as in bring before a judge
Weak matches
Example Sentences
It was a nice try on Victory’s part, but touring riders tend to be a conservative bunch, many of whom still haven’t quite accepted the Vision’s aesthetic.
Below are a few tries from the right wing that highlight how broken the Rockets look when Harden wants to isolate against a defense that only feels like guarding three of his teammates.
If you're into that sort of thing, this might be a good chance to give the relatively new game a try at less than full price.
After a few tries, aided by the skills she’d picked up in the occasional coding class in college, she got the script to spit out a deepfake video.
So are uncontested corner 3-point tries, which have become more plentiful as teams scramble to stop penetrators at the last second.
Whatever the FBI says, the truthers will create alternative hypotheses that try to challenge the ‘official story.’
We try to avoid going away for too long, so we can check back in.
They were just way too aggressive to try and maintain on a farm here,” says Gow of his “Nazi cows.
“You try to always scratch where the itch is,” Huckabee said about his campaigning and rhetoric in the 2008 primary.
Their first attempt to unseat the House speaker failed miserably, so why not try again?
He shall pass into strange countries: for he shall try good and evil among men.
Given one more Division we might try: as things are, my troops won't cover the mileage.
These hills, if we have to mount them, shall sorely try the thews of horse and man.
Never grasp a Fern plant from above and try to pull it away, as this will be almost sure to result in damage.
But they soon fell out, for Murat had the audacity to try and make these patriots fight instead of merely seeking plunder.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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