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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PHONEITIN Give a perfunctory effort (9) Wall Street Journal Jan 27, 2024
3% DIET Losing effort (4) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
3% HEAVE Throw with effort (5) Commuter Jan 7, 2026
3% ACTIVELY With true effort (8) LA Times Daily Dec 28, 2025
3% TRY Make an effort (3) USA Today Dec 20, 2025
3% SCHLEP Effortful freighting (6) Newsday Dec 13, 2025
3% DRAGS Pulls with effort (5)
3% GOHAM Give extreme effort, in slang (5) New York Times Oct 28, 2025
2% EASY Needing little effort (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 9, 2026
2% EXERTION Physical effort (8) (8) Mirror Classic Jan 5, 2026

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