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make a bid

VERB

try

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack seek struggle work

STRONG

aim aspire compete contend contest endeavor essay labor propose risk speculate strive tackle undertake venture wrangle

WEAK

bear down chip away at do one's best drive for exert oneself go after go all out go for have a crack have a go have a shot have a stab have a whack knock oneself out lift a finger make a pass at make an attempt make an effort put oneself out shoot for vie for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle laze rest surrender

STRONG

abstain agree be idle forget give in give up ignore neglect

WEAK

delight please

Example Sentences

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IAG, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, had earlier expressed an interest in taking a stake but did not make a bid.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Regeneron declined to make a bid that topped TTAM’s offer, which is being financed by Wojcicki and her affiliated entities, according to a court filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

There was, Lepore told NPR, “an incredible terror of Jefferson Davis in particular, that he would make a bid for the presidency.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Two decades later, he watched as his daughter Martine Aubry make a bid for the presidency, ultimately losing the Socialist party nomination to François Hollande.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

As soon as this tacit contract was broken, they decided to shake off foreign tutelage and toPg 267 make a bid for independence.

From Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day by Cammaerts, Emile

make a bid

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