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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
The story’s protagonist, Cambridge analytic magick doctoral student Alice, is obsessed with getting that holiest of academic grails: a recommendation letter from the department chair.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Today, Tiffany produces around 65 trophies each year, including the grails for the U.S. Open.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2025
In the drive to make PCI Express 5.0 SSDs usable on a wider range of platforms, the holy grail for drive manufacturers would seem to be effective thermal management without sacrificing performance.
—PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
Considered by many as one of the scene’s ultimate grail, the original olive green Air Jordan 4 has fetched as high as $44,000 through a Sotheby’s auction.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Today, Tiffany produces around 65 trophies each year, including the grails for the U.S. Open.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2025
In the drive to make PCI Express 5.0 SSDs usable on a wider range of platforms, the holy grail for drive manufacturers would seem to be effective thermal management without sacrificing performance.
—PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
Considered by many as one of the scene’s ultimate grail, the original olive green Air Jordan 4 has fetched as high as $44,000 through a Sotheby’s auction.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grail
Noun
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And your decisions affect other things.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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Our main quibbles were with the fans—fan buzz and a lack of more fan filtration are two things to contend with—but experienced PC builders will find workarounds.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The only objective on their mind is to walk until there’s only one last man standing.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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While in orbit, Mission 7 accomplished a range of test and experimentation objectives intended to demonstrate the X-37B’s robust maneuver capability while helping characterize the space domain through the testing of space domain awareness technology experiments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each of the four objects — the moon, Jupiter, Castor and Pollux — will appear to be about four degrees apart.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Create a list of 20-30 companies aligned with your career goals.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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China’s already reached its goal of getting 300 million people involved.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Over the last three years both Teck and Anglo have been takeover targets for their mining rivals, Australia’s BHP and Swiss-based Glencore.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The signatories — which included the likes of EV manufacturers Volvo and Polestar, as well as material suppliers, battery manufacturers and grid operators — said the introduction of the target had already triggered hundreds of billions of euros in new investment.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As a public institution, UVU upholds First Amendment rights and fosters an environment where ideas – popular or controversial – can be exchanged freely, energetically, and civilly.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some ideas came from experience.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grail. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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