as in work
the active use of energy in producing a result
the finished parade float was well worth the effort
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Recent Examples of effort
Read the heartwarming story of how his efforts started and have grown.
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Primarily a box-to-box midfielder with a relentless engine and combative instincts, Gomez demonstrated his eye for goal with a spectacular effort past Alisson to earn Paraguay their first victory over Brazil in 16 years in a World Cup qualifier in October.
—Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Then there was Sony’s long-suffering effort to expand its Spider-Man-adjacent series of Marvel films.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The effort has spread so widely that one letter is even going to Sarah McBride, the Democratic politician from Delaware who recently made history by becoming the first-ever openly transgender person to be elected to Congress.
—Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Teamsters union is looking for Amazon to recognize a union contract that includes higher wages, better benefits and safer work conditions.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Luckily, McDonald’s operatic soprano does much of that bridging work, connecting her Rose not to the bright trumpet hotcha of vaudeville but to the mad arias of Lucia di Lammermoor.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Well, this task often requires time, patience, and a bit of physical exertion.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2024
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But the exhibition also shows that, even if only briefly, the exertions of Black people themselves brought McCabe’s vision to fruition.Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The requirements of global power projection necessarily spread U.S. defense expenditures far thinner.Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Boards must take on a long-term perspective when overseeing these capital expenditures, connecting AI investments with the organization’s strategic goals to maximize return on investment (ROI).Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Naama, who still makes the world’s most delicious batch cocktails, stopped drinking a few years ago after getting the sweats and a splitting headache halfway through a vodka soda.Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Li and Wong knew that fans could work in hot, humid environments because circulating air allows more sweat to evaporate than if the air remained stagnant.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effort. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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