Attempt
Prove
Prove verb - To show the existence or truth of by evidence.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Since she and Elizabeth have similar personalities, Bethany starts trying to find differences between her and Elizabeth in order to attempt to prove that she isn't a clone.
Source: Literature / Double Identity -
She proceeds to attempt to smother the offender with them in an attempt to prove that they can be used as weapons.
Source: Marshmallow Hell -
Which, in turn, makes any attempt to prove the existence of the Unnatural to him impossible.
Source: Flat-Earth Atheist
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Prove and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/prove
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Prove or Attempt. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/prove.
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