as in attempts
an effort to do or accomplish something
a dramatic film that is widely regarded as the comedian's last-ditch bid to be taken seriously as an actor
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as in orders
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden
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Recent Examples of bids
Sean Conlon,yun Li, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Too many RFPs seek certainty where little exists, which leads to unrealistic bids and a chain of costly change orders.
—Ryan Gray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
With the opt-out looming and rival teams preparing bids, New York may have only a narrow window to strike.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Instead of disappointment at seeing a pair of bids at history go by the wayside, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was more optimistic for the road ahead with a starting staff that appears to be roaring toward October.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Secretary Missy Hughes are expected to announce bids in the coming weeks, too.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Cuomo and Adams are both running independent bids.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
The Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers are expected to vie for the final automatic playoff berth and one of two play-in bids.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Democrats under the age of 40 have announced bids for Congress, with roughly half challenging sitting members of their own party, according to a count by NPR.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Russia's President Vladimir Putin bids farewell to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Truist's downgrade is due in part because that deal does not include a go-shop provision that would allow Vimeo to seek higher bids from other potential buyers.
—Sean Conlon,yun Li, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Too many RFPs seek certainty where little exists, which leads to unrealistic bids and a chain of costly change orders.
—Ryan Gray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
With the opt-out looming and rival teams preparing bids, New York may have only a narrow window to strike.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Instead of disappointment at seeing a pair of bids at history go by the wayside, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was more optimistic for the road ahead with a starting staff that appears to be roaring toward October.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Secretary Missy Hughes are expected to announce bids in the coming weeks, too.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Cuomo and Adams are both running independent bids.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
The Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers are expected to vie for the final automatic playoff berth and one of two play-in bids.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
More than 20 Democrats under the age of 40 have announced bids for Congress, with roughly half challenging sitting members of their own party, according to a count by NPR.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Paul commonly bids at €20 for jobs that take hours, meaning his rate is nowhere near the wheelhouse of minimum wage.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Russia's President Vladimir Putin bids farewell to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bids
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And the algicide attempts may not have worked because the biomass of blue-green algae was just too large for effects to be detected.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lifetime, Prater was 23-of-24 on those attempts that happened in the last two minutes of regulation or in overtime.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bill Nye Our favorite Science Guy orders a caramel macchiato made with coconut milk.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … ORDER FROM THE COURT – Georgia judge orders Fani Willis to redo search for records in Trump election case.—
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FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nostalgia, as Sheeran learns, sometimes reopens wounds and invites emotional gut punches previously buried for self-protection.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The genre invites focus and contemplation, and its structure is balanced with improvisation, which creates a sense of flow and impermanence.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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How To Play Wordle Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Those seven tries produced zero first downs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When people violate the rules, the policy instructs the officer to first work to educate the rider to make sure they’re informed, rather than step right to enforcement.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines each contain mRNA, which instructs cells to manufacture the coronavirus spike protein, simulating infection with the virus.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The movie tells the true story of Joe Scaravella, played by actor-producer Vince Vaughn, his restaurant Enoteca Maria and its staff of nonnas.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Still, Tony Leung commands the screen with such economy of gesture, such magnetic stillness, such sheer star power.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Twelve years later, the hotel still commands relevance in a market that constantly reinvents itself.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Bids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bids. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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