Attempt
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Occasionally happens at protests or similar situations, as competing sides attempt to drown each other out - and may even be a deliberate attempt to cause disruption to communication or drive away business while using the shelter of free speech.
Source: Loud of War -
In the Disney movie Diamonds on Wheels, the crooks attempt to waylay one of the cars competing in a rally by removing the real arrows and laying new ones for the driver to follow.
Source: Road Sign Reversal - Territorial male seals attempt to bite each other in the groin when they fight, rendering their rivals incapable of competing for females.
Source: Groin Attack / Real Life
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Competing and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/competing
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Competing or Attempt. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/competing.
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