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striving

[strahy-ving]

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noun

the act or practice of trying hard to do, reach, or achieve something; vigorous effort.
In the striving for a just and lasting peace, ten agreements have already been reached by national and rebel forces.
the act of fighting or struggling against someone or something; competition, opposition, or battle.
The pursuit of justice itself, or the striving against injustice, is a path to piety in Judaism.

adjective

trying hard; making a vigorous effort to do, reach, or achieve something.
America is the striving immigrant who starts a business or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to give her kids a better life.
fighting or struggling against each other.
Atonement aims at the unification of striving factions by making amends for whatever caused the trouble.

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Other Word Forms

strivingly adverb
unstriving adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of striving¹

First recorded in 1225–75; striv(e) ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun senses; striv(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses

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The city is striving to implement urban development regulations, improve infrastructure and ensure sustainable growth.

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In a healthy society government policy moves ahead by taking note of existing inequities and striving to address them.

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Because that was our intention and that was what we were striving for.

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Lurie, 52, grew up in Santa Cruz, far from the neighborhood where McDaniel, Louise Beavers, Ethel Waters and other striving Black actors and business pioneers depicted in “The Great Mann” lived.

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All of this is music by distinct personalities, each striving for something sonically personal.

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strive strobe

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