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futile
in
The Merchant of Death
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Mark dug his heels in and pushed his back against the wall behind his bed in the futile hope that he'd crash through and escape out the other side.†
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It was like they knew it was futile.†
After a few moments, the Milago miner realized it was futile to run around the ring, so he stopped and turned back to face the beast.†
Alder quickly realized that trying to save them was futile.†
They knew it was futile to seek shelter, so they stood together and waited for the end.†

Definitions:

(1) (futile)
effort that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)