seek out

verb

sought out; seeking out; seeks out
Synonyms of seek outnext
: 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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Foodies should seek out Solalua, where executive chef Pedro Pinto lets his creativity run wild. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 Patterson had been accused of deliberately seeking out the world’s most toxic mushrooms, death caps, after potentially seeing their location posted on iNaturalist, a citizen science website. Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Liberals are more likely than conservatives to seek out counseling, and one view that can emerge in therapy is that the client’s own parents damaged them in some way. Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 That gave Matt Ross and the cast license to seek out the [comedy]. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seek out

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“Seek out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seek%20out. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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