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- Exerting a great deal of effort or energy toward a goal.
- Informal, often derogatory. Behaving in a way that seems forced or overly eager to impress others, often perceived as inauthentic.
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When we play games, he observes, we usually care about the “experiences that come from trying hard to win,” but we don’t necessarily care about winning itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Faced with an ageing population and sluggish economy, Beijing has been trying hard to encourage more young Chinese people to marry, and couples to have children.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
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- exerting oneself
- putting in the work
- applying oneself
- in one's bag
- making an effort
Possible Antonyms
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- quiet quitting
- hardly trying
- doing the bare minimum
