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noun • a sudden sharp feeling • a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument • informal words for any attempt or effort verb • use a knife on • stab or pierce • poke or thrust abruptly | ||||
| 98% | 5 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • confused movement • the shape of something rotating rapidly • a usually brief attempt • the act of rotating rapidly verb • turn in a twisting or spinning motion • cause to spin • flow in a circular current, of liquids • revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis • fly around | ||||
| 29% | 8 | A second attempt at something after the first attempt failed | ||
noun • an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt | ||||
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➡️ | A second attempt at something after the first attempt failed | |
➡️ | Attempt
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03 Apr 1976 | New York Times / 03 Apr 1976 |
➡️ | Attempt the unattainable
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27 Aug 1976 | New York Times / 27 Aug 1976 |
➡️ | Brief attempt
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25 Dec 1976 | New York Times / 25 Dec 1976 |
➡️ | Give it ___ (attempt)
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23 Jan 1977 | New York Times / 23 Jan 1977 |
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26 Nov 2019 | New York Times / 26 Nov 2019 |
➡️ | Urban area, informally |
