Attempt and Descent

Attempt

Attempt noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

Usage example: several attempts on the life of the country's chief drug enforcement official

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Descent and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Descent" instead a noun "Attempt".

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Descent noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

Usage example: the descent of the voracious locusts on the wheat fields

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Attempt and descent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a noun "Descent".

long	long attempt	long descent
direct	direct attempt	direct descent
complete	complete attempt	complete descent
original	original attempt	original descent
Other adjectives: initial, final, further, subsequent, recent.

Descent into Addiction: Sparta starts taking various pharmaceuticals in an attempt to counteract the drugs that erased part of her memories.

Source: Literature / Venus Prime
Ironically, her descent into cold-blooded murderess seems to be at least partially due to a botched mind-healing attempt by Leetah.

Source: Slowly Slipping Into Evil
If this happened during the actual burn the computer would abort the descent and that would be mission over as there'd no longer be enough fuel for another attempt at landing.

Source: Percussive Maintenance

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