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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
Example Sentences
Ms King said the school was trying harder to understand those children and was working with parents to draw up plans to help them, with external providers coming in to provide support.
The team’s struggles trying to find the right compromise was a guaranteed challenge, the early-season buy-in and execution were sure to suffer once old habits resurfaced.
"We've been trying to make you feel like Indiana Jones, like literally stepping into his shoes and seeing the world through his eyes," he says.
All these considerations demonstrate the complexity of trying to obtain evidence in this area that is reliable and definitive.
Amid the excitement around us was a tall man with curly hair who was trying to go the other way.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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