Attempt and Turn

Attempt

Attempt noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.

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Turn and attempt are semantically related In some cases you can use "Turn" instead the word "Attempt" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Turn noun - A relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure.

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Attempt and turn are semantically related in try topic. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead the word "Turn" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: turned, turning

brief	brief attempt	brief turn
complete	complete attempt	complete turn
original	original attempt	original turn
initial	initial attempt	initial turn
Other adjectives: genuine, single, actual, real, successful, serious, bad, new, early, possible, final, apparent, later, next, subsequent, strange, last, recent, previous.

power	attempt power	turn power
life	attempt life	turn life
people	attempt people	turn people
control	attempt control	turn control
Other words: house, time, game, fight.

This causes Ena — Rajaion's fiancée — to find work under Ashnard in an attempt to get close to Rajaion, which in turn causes Nasir (Ena's grandfather) to spy on your party for Daein.

Source: Tragic Monster
The Sun Domain in 3rd Edition allows for a once-a-day use of "greater turning", in which if a normal turning attempt would turn the undead, it would instead totally destroy it.

Source: Turn Undead
Data was made deliberately less human in an attempt to compensate, the idea being that he'd instead gradually gain humanity through experience and thus hopefully turn out, well, not evil.

Source: Pick Your Human Half

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