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The phrase "fruitless exercise" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an activity or effort that yields no results or benefits.
Example: "After several hours of brainstorming with no new ideas, we realized it was a fruitless exercise."
Alternatives: "futile effort" or "pointless endeavor".
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That probably will prove a fruitless exercise.
"This is a fruitless exercise, unhealthy and counterproductive.
Waiting for change in a cafe can often be a fruitless exercise.
Choosing which sports rivalry is the fiercest, looniest or nastiest is a timeless, if fruitless, exercise.
QUESTIONING Britain's bureaucracy is a fruitless exercise at the best of times.
"If every email contains the word 'plot' or 'facility,'" Grosser writes, "then searching for those words becomes a fruitless exercise.
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In his manic phases, he devoted himself to fruitless exercises like rewriting famous poems in the Norton Anthology; in the throes of depression, he underwent electroshock treatments.
When comfort-seeking was the predominant behaviour, data collection activities were prone to being treated by sharp-end staff as wearisome and fruitless accountability exercises.
As a result, sometimes senior leadership will delegate the responsibility to make strategic experiments, without also delegating the necessary authority - a particularly fruitless and painful exercise.
But sorting out Mr. Jacobs-Jenkins's intentions is probably a fruitless exercise.
I can't think of a more fruitless and self-destructive exercise than rioting.
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