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something that is sought after but that is very hard to get or achieve
The championship trophy was the grail they were seeking.
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Recent Examples of grail
Panini’s La Liga licence isn’t going anywhere, unlike the Premier League’s rights transfer to Topps, and this iconic design is a grail for any ultra modern collector.
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Andrew MacKie, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
From boutique-only editions to discontinued grails, the watches on offer reflect knowledge and intent.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Even his detractors can agree on that, although the cinephiles who feverishly pursued this particular grail may not support this resolution.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Brightness under the eyes came courtesy of Lancôme Multi-Tasking Concealer in Suede, topped with NARS Concealer in Walnut, while her skin was locked in place with her holy-grail NARS Light Reflecting Setting Spray.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
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Andrew MacKie, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
From boutique-only editions to discontinued grails, the watches on offer reflect knowledge and intent.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Even his detractors can agree on that, although the cinephiles who feverishly pursued this particular grail may not support this resolution.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Brightness under the eyes came courtesy of Lancôme Multi-Tasking Concealer in Suede, topped with NARS Concealer in Walnut, while her skin was locked in place with her holy-grail NARS Light Reflecting Setting Spray.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grail
Noun
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People have guns as a hobby, as a social thing.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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Katie Schoeberl, Welniak’s cousin, made her mark as a volleyball player at Marist, but before that, was a pitcher for the Beverly Bandits and taught Welniak a few things about the sport.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Pentagon has generally lumped it into the first objective of destroying Iran’s missile capability.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Yet these are distinct objectives that are often conflated.—
Scott Solomon,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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Therefore, this light-blocking object has to be closer than those stars are, located much less than 100,000 light-years away at the most.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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One of the biggest headaches any launch with a hatch deals with is known as FOD, or foreign-object debris, which could be as small as a piece of hair trapped in the seal where the hatch closes.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hosting the biggest weekend in college basketball would be ideal, Orr and Wood of Sacramento State said, a goal shared by Visit Sacramento.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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In 73 career regular-season games with the Sirens and Ottawa Charge, Roese has accumulated 25 points (3 goals, 22 assists).—
Twin Cities,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some notable celebrity targets include Anthony Edwards, Terrance Crawford, Keith Lee, Kai Cenat and many more.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Operationally, Dark Eagle is built to strike high-value targets in contested environments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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May 21 – June 20 What connections could help your ideas grow?—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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But ideas to spur Idaho’s stagnant housing stock — namely through deregulation or preemption of local land use — are gaining steam as the session drags on.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grail. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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