seek out
phrasal verb
sought out; seeking out; seeks out
: to search for and find (someone or something)
His parents sought out the best doctors in the field.
White blood cells seek out and destroy infections.
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Once the preserve of European aristocracy, the Romanée-Conti is now sought out by multi-millionaires at auction.
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Pin Yen Tan 9 Min Ago, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Travelers in Tokyo can also seek out free gallery spaces, such as the Pola Museum Annex in Ginza, which hosts rotating contemporary art shows, and Maison Hermès Le Forum, a gallery space inside the Hermès flagship known for museum-quality exhibitions offered at no cost.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Neoclouds like Crusoe can focus squarely on AI workloads, seeking out better performance for customized models.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
When seeking out the footage through open records requests, requests for video were denied 67 percent of the time.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
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Pin Yen Tan 9 Min Ago, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Travelers in Tokyo can also seek out free gallery spaces, such as the Pola Museum Annex in Ginza, which hosts rotating contemporary art shows, and Maison Hermès Le Forum, a gallery space inside the Hermès flagship known for museum-quality exhibitions offered at no cost.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Neoclouds like Crusoe can focus squarely on AI workloads, seeking out better performance for customized models.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
When seeking out the footage through open records requests, requests for video were denied 67 percent of the time.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Seek out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seek%20out. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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