grail

noun

Definition of grailnext
as in thing
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 For most islanders—not to mention for most of us watching—the search for love is a false grail, belying a rabid, desperate host of social needs that actively undermine the pursuit. — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 For a bona fide jewelry collector, these are easily a grail that will never be replicated. — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 That combination of power and portability in a thin-and-light laptop sounds like the holy grail of modern laptop technology. — John Burek, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026 An aggregated community of the world’s true film lovers is an incredible grail. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for grail
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  1. thing
  2. objective
  3. object
  4. goal
  5. target
  6. idea
Noun
  • Skip to main content Find hotels Restaurants Bars As the most discerning, up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel, Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Golden State’s defense made things very hard for Atlanta again, and Gabby Williams took over in the second half, leaving our fair city’s professional championship count at three (two Braves, one United).
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of thing
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  • Its new five-year archaeological blueprint for 2026–2030 combines ambitious technological plans with an equally significant cultural objective, which is to strengthen China’s influence over how its history is understood around the world.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But even if reducing property taxes is the right objective, Amendment 3 is too much, too fast.
    — Gilbert Miller, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of objective
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  • When a developer pushes code, Pando stores the incoming Git packfile in cloud object storage.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Most recently, the telescope was instrumental in documenting comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected passing through the solar system.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • The company said its goal is to help defenders discover and fix vulnerabilities before attackers can use them.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • If the Sens’ backup goaltending situation solves itself, then Staios’ shopping list could be fairly simple between now and the deadline, with landing a goal-scoring forward.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of goal
Noun
  • Amid rising French sovereign debt pressures and inflation remaining above target, such continuity could reduce market anxieties over abrupt policy shifts while mitigating potential volatility across European bond markets.
    — , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Unlike conventional speculative decoding, which checks generated tokens against a target model, VFlash can accept structurally valid visual predictions without requiring token-by-token agreement.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of target
Noun
  • Our research and engineering remain world-class, but our record of getting ideas to market and improving how products are made has been less stellar.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • It has also been designed as a neighborhood gathering space, with Apartment at 365, the physical space representing the Happier pillar of discovery, idea exchange, community, creativity and collaboration.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grail. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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