fruitless
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"I've been asking around since Friday, but they're nowhere to be found," a woman named Mabel told AFP in Barcelona after another fruitless search.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Days when division feels overwhelming and the work of bringing people together seems frustrating, even fruitless.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
There is a statute of limitations on financial elder abuse, but in this case, pursuing legal action seems like a fruitless task.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Later, recounting his fruitless sessions with his hopeless catechumen, Father Mowbray tells the matriarch how he tried to explain to Mottram the concept of papal infallibility:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Thoughts of what he should have done instead of just plunging in, fruitless as they were, irritated him so that they kept him moving until he made it to the other side.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing fruitless
Power Suffix: -less
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