as in attempt
an effort to do or accomplish something
the hope that this latest endeavor will yield much information about the atmosphere of the planet
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as in to strive
to devote serious and sustained effort
the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge
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as in to attempt
to make an effort to do
our club is forever endeavoring to find ways to raise more money for activities
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Recent Examples of endeavor
CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Pegula and Navarro hail from two of the country’s wealthiest families, with billionaire entrepreneurs for fathers whose largesse helped support an endeavor that can cost at least $50,000 a year for coaching and travel.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Enterprising schools and OPMs will endeavor to restructure programs and figure out how to deliver them profitably below the $20,500 cap.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Noun
For those who view design as a largely creative endeavor, AI appears to undermine the intrinsic humanity underpinning their work.
—CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Pegula and Navarro hail from two of the country’s wealthiest families, with billionaire entrepreneurs for fathers whose largesse helped support an endeavor that can cost at least $50,000 a year for coaching and travel.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
Dissatisfied with the quality of the day’s commercial recordings, Paul, who’d worked with pop stars including Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, and was a guitar virtuoso and bandleader, endeavored to push the practice forward — to make recording a kind of erudite art form.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Enterprising schools and OPMs will endeavor to restructure programs and figure out how to deliver them profitably below the $20,500 cap.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endeavor
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Renken called his colleagues' complaint nonsense and an attempt to undermine his own claim against them.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Internal rumblings of the highest political order as the triumvirate attempts to mask its fractures.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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But Ain’t in It for My Health strives to balance the upbeat with the contemplative.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
26 Aug. 2025
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Together, these SDKs signal that Nvidia is striving for Thor to be a cross-domain platform rather than a niche robotics controller.—
Dave Altavilla,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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But sometimes getting a good enough deal beats trying to get the best deal and getting nothing at all.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mark Rose, a former National Park Service employee, said fire service officials weren't realistic about their ability to control the fire and then tried to cover themselves.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Most entrepreneurs struggle to differentiate themselves and attract their target audience.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Organizers also went door-to-door canvassing to households and people who were struggling to navigate an eviction process.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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In this way, AI allows PR folks to compare and contrast strategies quickly rather than laboring over a single version.—
Daniel Lotzof,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the years since Trump pulled off his shocking upset victory over Hillary Clinton, the Democrats have been laboring under a series of myths about themselves and Trump that have compelled them to continue digging their own graves.—
Isaac Schorr,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Sheriff's Office is working with local historians at the Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott to identify the remains and uncover the history behind the burial, according to YCSO.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Davis Lu, 55, had worked as a senior software developer at Eaton Corp. in Beachwood, Ohio, since 2007 according to Cleveland.com.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Endeavor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeavor. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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