Strive and Wish

Strive

Strive verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

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Wish and strive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wish" instead a verb "Strive".

Nearby Words: striving, striven

Wish verb - To offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable.

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Strive and wish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Strive" instead a verb "Wish".

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

Be Careful What You Wish For: When we first see Lance's sparse class, he gets frustrated when one student just reads the lyrics to "Under Pressure" and claims them as his own, asking that his students strive for original and, more importantly, personal creations.

Source: Film / World's Greatest Dad

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