Attempt and Seek

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Attempt

Attempt verb - To make an effort to do.

Usage example: don't even attempt walking on your broken foot

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Seek is a synonym for attempt in try topic. In some cases you can use "Seek" instead a verb "Attempt", when it comes to topics like activity, pursue, aspire to. popular alternative

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Seek

Seek verb - To make an effort to do.

Usage example: seek to find the best solution

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Attempt is a synonym for seek in try topic. You can use "Attempt" instead the word "Seek" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as activity, aspire to. popular alternative

Nearby Words: seeking, seeker

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power	attempt power	seek power
life	attempt life	seek life
people	attempt people	seek people
form	attempt form	seek form
Other words: time, challenge, game, nothing, revenge.

Both words in one sentence

After his one sincere attempt to seek help from his brothers was violently rebuffed, he decided to embrace his fate.

Source: Then Let Me Be Evil
Perhaps they seek to break the character's will in order to make them more pliable, or it may be an attempt to induce a Freak Out or FaceHeel Turn.

Source: Driven to Madness
Most wraiths seek to keep their Fetters protected so they can maintain their power, but quite a few attempt to "resolve" their Passions and Fetters so that they can Transcend and move on.

Source: Unfinished Business

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