make every effort
idiom
: to do all one can
The school makes every effort to help new students become adjusted to college life.
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Volunteers in canoes make every effort to retrieve each lantern from the water after the ceremony ends.
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Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Doctors should make every effort to convince a family to vaccinate before dismissing them, said Dr. Jesse Hackell, a retired pediatrician in New York who also co-wrote the pediatric academy’s report on improving vaccine communication.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Across the league, the presumption is the Bears will make every effort to significantly upgrade their offensive line.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
UConn is expected to make every effort to satisfy his name-image-likeness income goals.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Doctors should make every effort to convince a family to vaccinate before dismissing them, said Dr. Jesse Hackell, a retired pediatrician in New York who also co-wrote the pediatric academy’s report on improving vaccine communication.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Across the league, the presumption is the Bears will make every effort to significantly upgrade their offensive line.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
UConn is expected to make every effort to satisfy his name-image-likeness income goals.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Make every effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20every%20effort. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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