as in things
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 grails
All the auction grails will be on display at 432 Park Ave from December 3 to 5.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
From boutique-only editions to discontinued grails, the watches on offer reflect knowledge and intent.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Donut Lab In-wheel hub motors are one of the perennial grails of the electric-vehicle industry.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2025
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
From boutique-only editions to discontinued grails, the watches on offer reflect knowledge and intent.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Donut Lab In-wheel hub motors are one of the perennial grails of the electric-vehicle industry.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grails
Noun
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In the past few months, however, things have changed.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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There’s something about studying real-life situations that have happened and then creating and imagining into this fictional kind of characterization of things.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her daughters — artists Alison and Lezley, and writer Tracye, their mother’s studio director — also stay on the lookout for objects that might catch her eye.—
Leigh-Ann Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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With a friend, slowly rake it across the floor to pick up dust and debris, and to push out larger objects from underneath the couch.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Grails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grails. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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