Contests
Trying and contests are semantically related. in competition topic. In some cases you can use "Trying" instead a noun "Contests".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Go-Karting with Bowser: Team Rocket interchange between trying to steal Pokemon and trying out legitimate contests and businesses on the side.
Source: Anime / Pokémon - He usually ends up having the Knights and Beag chase him around and doing pointless contests, which leads to them and Vilius's troops trying to entertain the Scorpidon.
Source: The Scrappy / Anime and Manga -
Reckless Gun Usage: While trying to prove which is the best soldier, Jill and Pete devise a series of contests, the first of which is a high-stress firing contest, which involves running an obstacle course and leapfrogging a private.
Source: Series / Enlisted
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