essays

Part of Speech:

All (3) Noun (2) Verb (1)

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written discourse n.
try, attempt n.
try, attempt v.

NOUN

written discourse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

article discussion dissertation manuscript paper piece study thesis treatise

STRONG

composition disquisition explication exposition theme tract

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness pass

NOUN

try, attempt

Synonyms

STRONG

aim bid effort endeavor exertion experiment hassle labor shot striving struggle test toil travail trial tryout undertaking venture whack work

WEAK

dry run one's all one's level best try on

Antonyms

STRONG

entertainment fun idleness laziness pastime peace

WEAK

pass

VERB

try, attempt

Synonyms

STRONG

aim assay endeavor labor offer seek strive struggle test toil travail undertake venture work

WEAK

have a crack have a go have a shot have at it make a run at put to the test take a stab at take a whack at take on try out

Antonyms

STRONG

forget idle laze neglect relax rest

WEAK

be idle pass

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essays

The art was selected as counterpoint to the essays, another means to draw the reader into reflection and contemplation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Poetry like Rukeyser’s and others by Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden or the essays by James Baldwin that Alexander parses in the book, provide sustenance for the journey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

You came to Salon for the journalism, the dialogue, the essays, the criticism, the unexpected discoveries and the sense that there was a place on the internet where ideas mattered.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

At Harvard, students are clamoring for a class that assigns a hefty book a week, requires regular essays and bans digital devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

What he needs is more time to work on essays.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

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