Rest
Rest verb - To refrain from labor or exertion.
Tries
Both words in one sentence
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Resignations Not Accepted: When the Postman tries to escape, the rest of the army tries to kill him.
Source: Film / The Postman -
Happens in 42 when Ralph Branca tries to coax Jackie Robinson to shower with the rest of the baseball team instead of waiting for the others to finish.
Source: Mistaken for Gay -
In a less dramatic example, in "Critical Film Studies", while the rest of the group tries to turn Abed's birthday into Pulp Fiction, Abed tries to turn it into My Dinner with Andre.
Source: Gambit Pileup
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Tries and Rest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rest/tries
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