ENDEAVORING Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

endeavoring

verb

present participle of endeavor

as in striving

to devote serious and sustained effort the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge

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as in trying

to make an effort to do our club is forever endeavoring to find ways to raise more money for activities

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Recent Examples of endeavoring The White House is endeavoring to smash the Guinness World Record for the largest-ever pyrotechnic display by shooting off 50 times more fireworks than last year. — Char Miller, Time, 30 June 2026 By unionizing, the group is additionally endeavoring to ensure greater job protections, more transparency about pay and promotion standards, and have more of a say in the corporate environment. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 One of the owners, Viola, made sure to keep it that way when endeavoring in this passion project. — Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 The president signed an executive order on March 31 that attempts to change the rules on mail-in voting, and his allies in Congress are endeavoring to reshape elections ahead of the midterms this fall, spending weeks debating a voter-ID bill that is almost certainly doomed. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 Maryland’s Republican leaders would do well to listen to Bouchat and to follow his example rather than endeavoring to expel him from office for doing little more than stating the obvious. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026 Don’t fear asking your stylist for help Hair textures and styles do run the gamut, and endeavoring to find extensions to match your own might feel like a fool’s errand. — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026 According to a synopsis, the book sees Mickey endeavoring to help the wrongly accused. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026 Motte is also endeavoring to hone how the teams operate with more agility in the age of virality. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026

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Meanwhile, Wallis’ Angie is simply a resourceful single mother striving to get home to her 6-year-old daughter.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Improving our understanding of threat could guide the work of faith leaders striving for a more tolerant, pro-democratic role of faith in the public sphere.

— Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of striving

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Mostly, the cast comes across as a group of friends and co-workers trying to produce comedy together, while fully aware that winning Game Changer just means getting two seconds of celebration and a gag prize.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
The young woman who wrote this code was primarily trying to improve her self-image.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of trying

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While practicing for a sixth straight day, laboring in a heat index pushing 90 degrees, the Chiefs were bound to be a bit ill-mannered.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Complicated births that require, for example, extended time laboring will now be differentiated and might cost more, while uncomplicated births will cost less.

— Camille A. Clare, STAT, 23 July 2026

Definition of laboring

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The market is attempting to judge how long high capital expenditures and elevated valuations surrounding AI can be sustained.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
During the arrest, Guerrero-Chavez began resisting, even slipping out of her handcuffs and attempting to run back to her vehicle, Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

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Other areas of concern are the library system's self-check-out kiosks, instances in which minor teenagers handle materials while working or volunteering at a branch, and platforms for loaning electronic materials, Adams said.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
Now his focus is on following in his parents’ footsteps working with the Children’s Institute, an organization that supports children and families.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026

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