ESSAYING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

essaying

verb

present participle of essay

as in trying

to make an effort to do he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move

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Recent Examples of essaying The four-man group plays and sings with equal verve whether essaying its own engaging songs or classics by Bill Monroe, The Carter Family and The Stanley Brothers. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

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Your children therefore may not understand the scope of the difference between trying a swimsuit on a figure that looks like them online and not wearing clothes at all, according to Steel.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Now, Ramirez and Chang are trying to bring the same sense of connection to their own classrooms.

— Melissa May, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of trying

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And the dangers faced by vessels attempting to navigate the crucial waterway was underlined Thursday night when the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its ships had been attacked in the strait.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Carruthers' lawyer witnessed the attempts and said the team tried to insert an IV in Carruthers’ arm, hand and foot before attempting to insert a central line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of attempting

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Paradoxically, striving for evermore money and material goods as a means of improving wellbeing often undermines quality of life.

— Janet Linly, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
But his appointment also lit a fire among a group of academics - and others - who believe Cambridge and other universities and public bodies are striving too hard to increase their diversity.

— Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

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