American industry makes various attempts to find and encourage brilliant students from abroad.
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Attempts
//əˈtɛmpts//
Synonyms for "attempts" (143 found)
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lay aboutlicklift a fingermake an attemptmake an effortmake boldmake freemovemove intoobligationofferoperationpainspasspitch intoplanplunge intopresumepretendpretend to
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proceedproceed toprogramprojectpropositionrivalseekseek toset aboutset atset forwardset goingset toshotshystabstartstepstrivestrive tostrivingstrokestrong bidstrugglestudy totackletake ontake stab attake the libertytake uptasktentativetrialtrial and errortroubletry andtry toturn toundertakingventureventure onventure toventure uponwarwhackwork
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Sample sentences
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The dog's attempts to climb the tree after the cat came to nothing.
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All our attempts were in vain.
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All our attempts failed.
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