Sought and Try

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Sought adjective - That is looked for.

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Try is a synonym for sought. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb "Sought".

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

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Sought is a synonym for try. Sometimes you can replace term "Sought" with "Try", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: tried, trying

Zasalamel does not gain the death he sought, and instead decides to try and improve the world.

Source: Grand Unified Timeline / The Renaissance
When their mother died, they sought to do the unthinkable and try and bring her back.

Source: Insufferable Genius
They have been hard times for the ponies of Equestria as they have sought to try and rebuild their society and recover from all that she did in her madness.

Source: Fanfic / RainbowDoubleDash's Lunaverse

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