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verb phrase
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In the Canary Islands on Thursday and Friday, Leo will meet migrants and the organisations helping them and will be joined by Sanchez to honour thousands of migrants who have died trying to reach Europe.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
“Here, they’re trying to keep the older ones on the road.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Thesaurus
Possible Synonyms
- having a go at
- giving it a shot
- aiming to
- working on
- attempting to
Possible Antonyms
Words in our thesaurus
other words
- succeeding in
- giving up on
- mailing it in
- just doing
- not bothering with
