Synonyms for attempting
at·tempt·ing

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1. List of paraphrases for "attempting":

   trying, tempting, attempt, seeking, try, endeavouring, striving

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1. Hasan Edmonds:

   They try hard to keep people like him trapped in America, i know several Muslims have been caught attempting the Turkey route so tell me why not many Americans take the Egypt route. I am open to either way.

2. Kevin Marino:

   In attempting to justify Mr. Frascatore’s indefensible conduct by reference to the risks and rigors of police work, Mr. Lynch badly disserves himself and the many honorable officers he is sworn to represent, nothing about Mr. Frascatore’s terrifying interaction with James Blake bore any resemblance to due process of law.

3. Morgan Stanley:

   Brent crude prices (are) attempting to rally on rapid week-on-week reduction in U.S.... rig count.

4. Don Rosenberg:

   Meizu is attempting to obtain an unfair and improper cost advantage over its competitors.

5. Adam Schiff:

   January 6 will be remembered as one of the darkest days in our nation's history. Yet, more than a year later, the threat to our democracy is as grave as ever. January 6 was not a day in isolation, but the violent culmination of multiple efforts to overturn the last presidential election and interfere with the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in our history, the former President and his allies have spent every day since January 6 attempting to rewrite history about that bloody attack on our nation's Capitol. That's why these public hearings are so essential -- to show the American people exactly how January 6 came about, who is responsible, and most critically, what we can and must do to prevent another attack on our democracy.