1
as in to try
to make an effort to do
let us strive to make the most of this opportunity
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2
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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Recent Examples of strive
Anderson said the grants will jump-start initial research and enable innovative scientists to strive for breakthroughs that bring hope to cancer patients in Broward.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
As a mother, always striving to pass my love of nature onto my own children, the show confirmed my fears of the effects of too much screen time and the importance of seeing the world in real time.
—Megan Margulies, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Tribal officials have been striving for decades for federal recognition, a status already granted to the other 11 tribes in Wisconsin.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Dunham, in turn, strives to find new ways of expressing the emotion, through disarming dialogue and affecting tableaux.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
As a mother, always striving to pass my love of nature onto my own children, the show confirmed my fears of the effects of too much screen time and the importance of seeing the world in real time.
—Megan Margulies, Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Tribal officials have been striving for decades for federal recognition, a status already granted to the other 11 tribes in Wisconsin.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Dunham, in turn, strives to find new ways of expressing the emotion, through disarming dialogue and affecting tableaux.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strive
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This teen motorcycle racer is hurtling at speeds topping 150 miles per hour on the track, trying to make history in North America’s premier road racing series.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The event, one of several held this July, was part of the Community Sanctuary Project, which has been heading into neighborhoods across Louisville for a year and a half, trying to rebuild a sense of safety and community for residents rocked by violence.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
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The party of the president usually struggles in a midterm election like next year's race to replace Peters.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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But AmeriCorps officials have struggled in recent years to provide financial information to auditors and have acknowledged the need for reforms.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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Gabbard also released a timeline that outlines events leading up to the 2017 assessment that Russia attempted to influence the 2016 election.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
21 July 2025
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On Wednesday, July 9, the CPD and Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner requested an exception to the ruling in order to exchange records and documents with each other, as a result of attempting to conclude their investigations.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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My breathing was labored—short and ragged inhales, long faint exhales.—
Amie Barrodale,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Nobody knows what to expect from Waller, but the same can, and should be said about this Dolphins team, which has labored all offseason to course correct the team’s culture.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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This technique works especially well when readers are swimming in too many possibilities.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Specifically, Roblox has launched a License Manager that allows partners to work with eligible developers.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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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
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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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“Strive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strive. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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