vision quest
noun
: a solitary vigil by an adolescent American Indian boy to seek spiritual power and learn through a vision the identity of his usually animal or bird guardian spirit
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In the midst of this, Mr. Newsom has used a podcast to embark on a political vision quest.
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Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
But going in the room and having that humiliating experience of auditioning for somebody, that’s a vision quest.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Procuring the most exquisite chocolate once required dedicated travel or a vision quest, but these days the country's best chocolate can be sent to your doorstep within days.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
Johnny Depp plays a man sent to a town called Machine for a job as an accountant, but gets waylaid in a gunfight and ends up on a vision quest with the help of a Native American calling himself Nobody.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
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Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
But going in the room and having that humiliating experience of auditioning for somebody, that’s a vision quest.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Procuring the most exquisite chocolate once required dedicated travel or a vision quest, but these days the country's best chocolate can be sent to your doorstep within days.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
Johnny Depp plays a man sent to a town called Machine for a job as an accountant, but gets waylaid in a gunfight and ends up on a vision quest with the help of a Native American calling himself Nobody.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
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“Vision quest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vision%20quest. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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