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avail

noun as in use

verb as in be of use; use

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Over the past month, Fuller reached out to several Nationals super fans on social media in search of the ticket, to no avail.

I have tried to discuss this matter with him, but to no avail.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked people not to travel for Thanksgiving, to avoid juicing infection rates, to little avail.

Several member states reportedly tried to swap the order of speakers to address the lack of women on Day 1, but to no avail.

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What some politicians and activists had long sought to do to no avail — place working parents and their child care crisis on the center stage of American politics — the virus has done in a matter of months.

According to the friend, Brinsley rang his ex-girlfriend, an Air Force reservist named Shaneka Thompson, to no avail.

The left had long tried to resist it through a diverse mix of organizations, devoted to different goals, and all to no avail.

Women have been trying to wield Internet shame against men for years now to little avail.

In Germany, sex workers get to avail themselves of the same social-welfare infrastructure as all other German workers.

This woke her husband, who questioned and tried to console her, to no avail.

But such refuge, he knew, could avail him nothing if the bear should scent him out and search for him.

I would gladly avail myself of your offer, but the Residency will be invested in less than an hour.

Age and usage were to be of no avail in bringing this wretched piece of workmanship up to the standard of the average.

Neither kisses, nor words of comfort, nor the promise to return soon, were of any avail.

All these titles would avail but little were they not supported by immense riches.

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On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to avail, such as: account, advantage, applicability, appropriateness, fitness, and service.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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