1
as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
not only must we strive for peace in time of war, we must strive mightily to maintain that peace
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as in to try
to make an effort to do
let us strive to make the most of this opportunity
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Recent Examples of strive
While the brand strived to keep the location secret, plenty of Stays — the fandom name for Stray Kids — turned out to scream for Felix, the K-pop star and Louis Vuitton ambassador who also walked in the show.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
While most homeless people strive to be good neighbors, not all are showing basic respect for their communities.
—Matt Mahan, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Through such initiatives, Reactive Network is striving to establish a thriving community of developers who will develop innovative dApps to propel this ecosystem forward.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Rogers cared deeply about the children his show touched, striving to spread kindness and make the world a better place.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
While most homeless people strive to be good neighbors, not all are showing basic respect for their communities.
—Matt Mahan, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Through such initiatives, Reactive Network is striving to establish a thriving community of developers who will develop innovative dApps to propel this ecosystem forward.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Rogers cared deeply about the children his show touched, striving to spread kindness and make the world a better place.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strive
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England have struggled at the latter position in recent years, and with Newcastle United’s Lewis Hall out injured until next season, Spence could be Tuchel’s best option there already.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Still, with fewer employees, the department may struggle to meet the demands of a growing number of applicants.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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When Gordon tried to go on the outside, Quansah was able to block his cross.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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On Monday, July 8, 2024, a federal appeals panel ruled to keep a 21-month prison sentence in place for the former Tennessee state senator who tried to withdraw his guilty plea on campaign finance law violations.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Patterson had labored on the project for years, enlarging it at one point into a seven episode mini-series, before shrinking it back down again.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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Also headed to Vijayawada was a group of laboring youths from Khagaria, in Bihar.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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Beginning this week, attempting to connect your phone to a second-gen Chromecast or Chromecast Audio results in untrusted device or authentication errors.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
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Indeed, 30% of respondents stated that controlling costs was their biggest challenge when attempting to implement assessments in their organization.—
Scott Dust,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Long before Brady Corbet became the savior of big-swing cinema with The Brutalist and the Safdie brothers were red-carpet regulars, Pattinson worked with both in Childhood of a Leader (2015) and Good Time (2017), respectively.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Vance memes might work against the vice president even more.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Playing Major League Baseball is a prove it and prove it again and then prove it again forever endeavor.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Yet, for some reason those responsible for Maryland’s public schools are endeavoring to mandate a single approach to educating students, which must be replicated in every classroom.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Strive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strive. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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