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
But Chalamet, an already rather well seasoned young actor who will keep striving for greatness, who enjoys a good, old-fashioned Edith Piaf lip-sync on a Paris patio, who knows his way around a Dylan ballad, is living in this moment and enjoying it as well as anyone can.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
The essence of successful leadership is the combination of these qualities: striving for excellence, demonstrating competency and maintaining humility.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
While its commitment is to always strive to do the right thing, in the right way, the company acknowledges that mistakes can happen.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
The essence of successful leadership is the combination of these qualities: striving for excellence, demonstrating competency and maintaining humility.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
While its commitment is to always strive to do the right thing, in the right way, the company acknowledges that mistakes can happen.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strive
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Meanwhile, Courtney Eaton is still struggling to accept Lottie’s fate while playing the character’s teen counterpart in the ’90s wilderness.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman,wife Betsy Arakawa, found dead in their home Gene Hackman's health struggles: What is angina?—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Which is, apparently, what the algorithm had been trying to tell me for so long.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Then there are your average Joes, fans of the puzzle who want to try their hand at solving it.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, this post-neoliberal ideology and its adherents did not take tradeoffs seriously enough, laboring under an illusion that previous policymakers were too beholden to economic orthodoxy to make real progress for people.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Employees who labored long hours on a dairy farm were disappointed on payday when their checks showed no overtime pay and was missing compensation for regular hours worked, Minnesota police said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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The company also plans to once again reignite its Raptor engines in space to attempt an orbital burn – a crucial maneuver to one day bring a vehicle back to the ground.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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During the sixth round, there were long dramatic pauses and time seemed to stand still as spellers asked for detailed definitions, and pronunciation of words before attempting to spell it out.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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As of late, Goodman, an Oscar winner, has been working mostly in the TV space.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
8 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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For example, in December Norfolk Land Trust and Northeast Wilderness Trust finalized a conservation easement on more than 600 acres of forest that a group of Norfolk families has endeavored to protect since the 1980s.—
Shelley Harms,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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King Charles and Goldberg learned more about the work of the organizations that gathered at the palace, and their respective initiatives endeavoring to ensure that the memory of the Holocaust lives on.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Strive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strive. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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