effort

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Definitions of effort

noun

1. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
2. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
3. a notable achievement
4. use of physical or mental energy; hard work

Examples of effort

1. Spending on a perennial effort to expand gambling at race tracks, known as "racino," increased four-fold to about $620,000 in 2010.
2. Rose of Sharon braced her body against the movements of the car in an effort to protect her fetus.
3. A few talented writers en dowed with originality and exceptional animation, a few brilliant efforts, isolated, without following, interrupted and recommenced, did not suffice to endow a nation with a solid and imposing basis of literary wealth.

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