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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are fruitless" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe efforts or actions that do not yield any results or benefits.
Example: "Despite their hard work, the team's attempts to secure funding are fruitless."
Alternatives: "are in vain" or "yield no results".
Dictionary
are fruitless
adjective
Useless; unproductive.
synonyms
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Concessions are fruitless.
In truly competitive markets, attempts to withhold supply to raise prices are fruitless.
But regrets are fruitless and you don't miss a child you've never known.
We continue with resuscitation; more and more blood is put into him, but our efforts are fruitless.
But Randall Marshall, Alabama's American Civil Liberties Union's legal director, warns such efforts to delay same-sex marriage are fruitless and hold no legal viability.
The discovery was not unexpected and does not suggest that global efforts to stockpile Tamiflu to stave off an epidemic are fruitless, a World Health Organization scientist said.
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All have been fruitless.
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