Contests and Tries

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Tries and contests are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tries" instead a verb "Contests".

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Contests and tries are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contests" instead a verb "Tries".

He tries to cheat to win contests, bullies around his brother Strong Sad, and left Cloud Cuckoo Lander Homsar for dead, but he does get along well with his co-stars.

Source: Jerk With A Heart Of Gold / Web Original
In the second "Hip Hop Kids" sketch the kids are trapped in a cave and Andy Samburg's character tries in vain to convince the others that having dance contests against bears is a very bad idea!

Source: Only Sane Man / Live-Action TV
For instance, when James tries to invite him to play poker, he claims that gambling was punishable by execution and that his troops whiled away the hours with staring contests.

Source: Weird Aside

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