Effort and Try

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Effort

Effort noun - The active use of energy in producing a result.

Usage example: the finished parade float was well worth the effort

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Try is a synonym for effort in attempt topic. In some cases you can use "Try" instead the word "Effort" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like work, endeavour. popular alternative

Nearby Words: effortlessly, effortless, effortful, effortlessness

Try

Try noun - Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.

Usage example: she gave it a good try

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Effort is a synonym for try in attempt topic. You can use "Effort" instead a noun "Try", if it concerns topics such as endeavour. popular alternative

Nearby Words: tried, trying

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good	good effort	good try
special	special effort	special try
best	best effort	best try
reasonable	reasonable effort	reasonable try
Other adjectives: honest, obvious, actual, entire, real, hard, big, great, huge, major, valiant, possible, final, less, extra, next, last, previous.

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Lexi barely put any effort into the song for her audition, instead she seemed to try pandering to the casting director, which appeared to work.

Source: Series / A.N.T. Farm
In A New Beginning, a group of time-travelers from the apocalyptic 26th century try this as part of a last-resort effort called the Phoenix Plan in an attempt to prevent the ecological apocalypse.

Source: Set Right What Once Went Wrong
In one Neon Genesis Evangelion fanfic, Shinji raids Asuka's clothes to try out crossdressing in an effort to gain acceptance from his father who raised a girl instead of him.

Source: Wholesome Crossdresser

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