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1
as in struggled
to devote serious and sustained effort
not only must we strive for peace in time of war, we must strive mightily to maintain that peace
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as in tried
to make an effort to do
let us strive to make the most of this opportunity
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Recent Examples of strove
While centuries of English governance strived to eradicate the language, many in Wales fought to preserve it.
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
When Volume One of the forecast was released for 2024, the paint brand strived to frame its collection as objectively as possible.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
Mom of four Laney Morello from Virginia has always strived to create that kind of environment for her children.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Working with Poway High, troop leaders, and the Poway Library, Juza strived to inspire young girls to pursue a future in STEM.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The series has never strived to be anything more than opulent fluff, but it still gets consistently pilloried for its lack of realism.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Everybody from the ground up who worked on this job strived to make the best show possible.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strove
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When one of Adam Burkhammer's foster children struggled with hyperactivity, the West Virginia legislator and his wife decided to alter their diet and remove any foods that contained synthetic dyes.—
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Gilgeous-Alexander -- one of only two players in the NBA averaging 30-plus points (with the Lakers’ Luka Doncic) -- struggled against the Heat’s swarming defense early, shooting 1 for 7 in a three-point first quarter and going to the half with 11.—
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The driver that struck Riddles has not been charged with any crimes for the crash, which happened as Riddles tried to cross the road in an area that wasn't marked with a crosswalk.—
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Kittitas County officials told Fox News Digital on Sunday that one of the deceased was partially buried by the avalanche, and his surviving companions tried to dig him out.—
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The team labored in home losses to Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers, with Mahomes ultimately suffering a season-ending ACL injury in the fourth quarter of that setback against the Chargers.—
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The administration has labored to frame the use of the military in Venezuela as a law enforcement action, since Maduro had outstanding warrants for his arrest in the United States.—
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Homeland Security officials said the pair attempted to run over immigration officers with their car and say both are involved with gang Tren de Aragua.—
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The woman running the daycare had attempted life-saving measures on the child before emergency services arrived, First Alert 4 reported.—
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During his short time in office, Garfield endeavored to clean up the government.—
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Padilla endeavored to make his mark early.—
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Dumas has worked for Valero for four years but just moved to the Benicia location from Arizona a year ago, just a few months before the energy company announced a possible plan to cease or idle operations.—
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Steve Sarkisian worked for Saban twice at Alabama.—
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“Strove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strove. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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