holy grail

noun

Definition of holy grailnext
as in plan

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Recent Examples of holy grail Snag the Weleda Skin Food Ultra-Rich Cream and more of Paltrow’s holy grail skin care, below. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 6 July 2026 Best Linen Matching Sets Deals Versatile matching sets are the holy grail of travel outfits, designed to look pulled together with minimal effort or styling. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026 Storonsky is the founder of Revolut, a trading and banking business that has already reached that holy grail of consumer penetration—verbification. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 July 2026 Marco Pantani’s 1997 ascent of Alpe d’Huez (in 37 minutes and 35 seconds) is one of the sport’s holy grail climbing records. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026 For direct to consumer brands, physical retail has long been both the holy grail and the cautionary tale. — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Beyond the holy grail Bigger Carry-On, several other popular Away pieces are currently discounted for Prime Day. — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026 Single-payer would be a holy grail achievement for the political left, both in California and nationwide. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 Unlike the workhorse Falcon 9, Starship is being designed to be fully reusable, the holy grail of space launch. — Morgan Brennan,harriet Taylor, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holy grail
  1. plan
  2. meaning
  3. design
  4. objective
  5. object
  6. purpose
  7. target
  8. project
Noun
  • Corlys, one of few characters on the show who has survived long enough to ask for a favor in return for his service, shares his plan with Rhaenyra, asking her earnestly for public support from the crown.
    — Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • The government claimed the feature could increase cybercrime incidents and has directed the platform to pause its plans.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • The whole point of originalism, as espoused by the late Justice Antonin Scalia and (in theory) the court’s current conservatives, is that the meaning of the Constitution depends on what the public thought its words meant when it was ratified.
    — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • Many of the pieces hold special meanings like luck, wealth, prosperity and fertility.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of meaning
Noun
  • The engines on this Starship and Super Heavy come from SpaceX’s third-generation Raptor design.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • The control platform will also provide a common automation architecture across reactor systems, allowing engineers to collect operational data, refine system performance and validate design changes during testing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of design
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  • International Business Machines is making lackluster progress toward its financial objectives, so investors should wait before scooping up more of its shares, according to Oppenheimer.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible.
    — Mark Cooper, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of objective
Noun
  • Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Among those shaping the field is Sal Aaron, director of David Aaron Gallery in London, which specializes in fossils, antiquities, and natural history objects.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of object
Noun
  • Also, as open-source models, developers can download the models for free and tweak them to suit their own purposes.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • And then it is found, resulting in a tug-of-war to retain and use it for very different reasons and purposes.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of purpose
Noun
  • Since 2021, the city has permitted nearly 3,285 housing units — about 60% of its target of 5,443 units by 2029, according to city data.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • In response, the US launched days of military strikes on Iranian targets.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of target
Noun
  • The Digital Realty proposal is the first project vying to get an exemption from Atlanta’s ban, raising questions about balancing urban land use and digital infrastructure.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • That is what makes Grand Cay Golf Resort one of the more important projects to watch in El Limón.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of project

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