as in work
the active use of energy in producing a result
the finished parade float was well worth the effort
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Recent Examples of effort
On Friday, state and local officials vowed during a press briefing on the fire that there would be a massive effort to eliminate red tape to accelerate the region’s recovery.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration has faced pressure to investigate following the reports from U.S. personnel of significant brain injuries and other symptoms after being targeted by what some have suggested is an effort to harass and injure Americans working overseas.
—David Klepper The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The changes are just the latest effort by Meta given that Trump and his allies have targeted the platform and Zuckerberg himself.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday blasted the city over a recent budget cut that has hampered the department’s ongoing firefighting efforts.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration has faced pressure to investigate following the reports from U.S. personnel of significant brain injuries and other symptoms after being targeted by what some have suggested is an effort to harass and injure Americans working overseas.
—David Klepper The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The changes are just the latest effort by Meta given that Trump and his allies have targeted the platform and Zuckerberg himself.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday blasted the city over a recent budget cut that has hampered the department’s ongoing firefighting efforts.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effort
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Severino said Suarez’s involvement with the Saudi conferences — both in Florida and abroad — has been limited to speaking engagements, and his participation is uncompensated, solely in his role as mayor, and unrelated to his work for Quinn Emanuel.Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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First performed in 1927, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s work is a pioneering tale of romance, race and American culture at a turning point.Joshua Barone, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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In the news release, Franklin advised people to push or sweep snow rather than lifting and throwing it because that involves less exertion.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Mishima’s physical exertions were in line with much that went on in the Japanese avant-garde during the sixties.Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Candidates are supposed to report expenditures for the disclosure periods in which they are incurred.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Despite this, rising costs, including contractor inflation and sustaining capital expenditures, tempered profit margins.Trefis Team, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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The work is difficult, with the players’ hair soaked with sweat and matted by their helmets.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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All the blood, sweat, and tears of someone desperately holding on to their fading glory remains, however.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effort. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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