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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2
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
The unschooled elevate personalities over institutions and juvenile amusements — having fun — over the quest to diminish injustice, to strive for wisdom, to display courage and to be guided by every benevolent instinct of the human heart.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
Top Gear has always strived to keep the identity of the Stig secret and has done a pretty good job of it.
—New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
Many strive to accomplish this achievement, but few actually do.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Claire is organized, practical and always striving for perfection, which is very Virgoan.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2025
Top Gear has always strived to keep the identity of the Stig secret and has done a pretty good job of it.
—New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
Many strive to accomplish this achievement, but few actually do.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Claire is organized, practical and always striving for perfection, which is very Virgoan.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strive
Verb
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And their struggling offense is becoming a major concern.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Behind her glamorous exterior, the real Dorothy was a closeted lesbian who struggled with substance abuse and was mistreated by the men within Hollywood’s studio system before ultimately committing suicide.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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Nico Williams will try to get Athletic Club's offensive attack going in this matchup.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Paramount Global is trying to merge with Skydance Media.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Then there are interviews, scoops, and other kinds of highly specific reporting; a reporter might labor for months to unearth new information, only for A.I. to hoover it up and fold it into some bland summary.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tribal leaders have long labored to be treated as equals by American politicians.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Left unclear is whether Bukele will use the exclusive setting to attempt to request relief on Trump’s 10% across-the-board tariff, which could push up El Salvador’s historically low inflation rate, a data point Bukele has been trumpeting on social media.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Other ships passing through the area also reported seeing bodies but didn’t attempt to recover them.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Thematically, the fractured friendship works well in a story that is so much about the joys of friendship and the pain of a camaraderie betrayed.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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Trading Warren and some other top prospects for Alcántara could work, but what next?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The end of the first season saw Dream (Tom Sturridge) endeavor to become a gentler overlord of the Dreaming; meanwhile, Gwendoline Christie's malevolent Lucifer Morningstar plots with Roger Allam's Lord Azazel to foil Dream's plans, and wreak havoc on the entire waking world.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s two Republican predecessors, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, endeavored to make peace with the size of the federal government, with the former agreeing to tax increases and the latter arguing that it could be directed to conservative ends.—
Jay Cost,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Strive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strive. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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