Cause and Effort

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Cause noun - A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.

Usage example: they worked in the cause of world peace

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Effort is a synonym for cause. In some cases you can use "Effort" instead a noun "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Effort noun - A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.

Usage example: contributed to the war effort

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Cause is a synonym for effort. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Effort".

human	human cause	human effort
good	good cause	good effort
physical	physical cause	physical effort
particular	particular cause	particular effort
Other adjectives: allied, noble, obvious, actual, entire, real, big, great, serious, huge, little, major, heroic, possible, apparent, less.

But arcane magic isn't inherently demonic, and it takes conscious effort to cause a similar catastrophe, so this was to some extent an old prejudice.

Source: Does Not Like Magic
In fact, the fully upgraded flamethrower is so broken, using it for too long will cause the game to flood the screen with other weapon powerups in an effort to force you to use something else!

Source: Videogame Flamethrowers Suck
After such sacrifices, in a cause which I have always considered as the cause of justice and freedom - it is no great effort at this day to add the sacrifice of my life.

Source: Determinator / Real Life

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