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What does to no avail mean?

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Adverb
  1. (idiomatic) With no success or benefit; unsuccessfully.
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Fed up with a wasted journey, I decided to treat myself to a cream tea at the cafe next door, to no avail.
He parried the attacks easily, slashing back with his weapon but to no avail.
As the game went on they did adapt to the conditions and raised their game accordingly but to no avail.
He said that he and his fellow councillors had been pressing the county council to install speed ramps at Manor Road, but to no avail.
Trying to find an explanation, I consulted several modern textbooks to no avail.
We also tried to follow it and knocked on doors to see whose it was, also to no avail.

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