to no avail

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to no avail

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  1. idiomatic With no success or benefit; unsuccessfully; to no effect. Germany huffed and switched angles and went wide, slinging in crosses, and finally sending on Der Targetman, Mario Gomez, for the last 11 minutes. To no avail, as Mexico held on for a sensational win against the defending champions.

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prep_phrase unsuccessfully

Françaissans succès, en vain
Ελληνικάμάταια mátaia, εις μάτην eis mátin
Русскийбезуспе́шно bezuspéšno, безрезульта́тно bezrezulʹtátno
العربيةدون جدوى

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@misc{to_no_avail_2026,
  title = {to no avail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to%20no%20avail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}