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strive — I verb aim, aspire, attempt, bestir oneself, bid for, carry into execution, compete, conari, contend, contendere, contest, do all one can, do one s best, do one s utmost, drive at, drudge, employ one s time, employ oneself, endeavor, endeavor to… … Law dictionary
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moil — v 1. drudge, work hard, toil, labor, Brit. fag; slave, plod, grub, Inf. plug or plug along, Inf. grind, wade through; exert oneself, tax one s energies; keep one s nose to the grindstone, work in a sweatshop, work in the salt mines, work like a… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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