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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as futile" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe an action or effort that is pointless or without purpose.
Example: "Trying to convince him to change his mind was as futile as shouting into the wind."
Alternatives: "as pointless" or "as useless."
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Huhne's words are as futile as Canute's.
The project feels as futile as it is vague.
The real-life examples are almost as futile.
At 0 for 24, Pletcher's record in the Kentucky Derby is as futile as it gets.
That gesture, it now seems, was as futile as it was clumsy.
The two sides have settled into a routine that is as futile as it is deadly.
Attempts to hide the details would have been as futile as they would have been wrong.
To complain about these is as futile as complaining about the weather.
I praised her efforts, as futile as I believed them to be.
It almost makes you want to root for the Chiefs, as futile as that endeavor is.
"But I don't feel the exercise is as futile as it was a year ago.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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