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Recent Examples of holy grail
Flanked by the team’s veteran voices, Cholowsky convened all 40 teammates to align ambition, accountability and the standards to reach the sport’s holy grail.
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Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Inbound and homegrown While tourism, hospitality, real estate and health care are mainstays of the tri-county’s economy, the holy grail in South Florida is growth in technology, either through relocations or homegrown development.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
The holy grail ingredient offers a dose of hydration, locking in moisturizer and plumping up skin.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Long a collectors’ holy grail, this searching, atmospheric soundtrack recorded for Chicago’s Adler Planetarium in 1993 mixes spiritual jazz with avant-garde pan-Africanism.
—Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026
Elation Ultra High-rise Flare Pant Comfortable for long travel days, sleek enough to pass for dress pants, and extremely versatile to go straight from airport lounges to dinner, the Elation Ultra High-rise Flare Pants are the everyday-wear holy grail.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The holy grail is an invitation to a private villa behind the gates of Les Parcs de Saint-Tropez, a residential community where the beach-club DJs migrate from Pampelonne.
—Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2026
Live sports have long been seen as another form of content that can complement theatrical movies in filling seats (the NFL remains the holy grail, but the league has so far resisted any efforts to televise games in theaters).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
By 2014, pelvic mesh had become the holy grail of mass torts.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Inbound and homegrown While tourism, hospitality, real estate and health care are mainstays of the tri-county’s economy, the holy grail in South Florida is growth in technology, either through relocations or homegrown development.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
The holy grail ingredient offers a dose of hydration, locking in moisturizer and plumping up skin.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Long a collectors’ holy grail, this searching, atmospheric soundtrack recorded for Chicago’s Adler Planetarium in 1993 mixes spiritual jazz with avant-garde pan-Africanism.
—Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026
Elation Ultra High-rise Flare Pant Comfortable for long travel days, sleek enough to pass for dress pants, and extremely versatile to go straight from airport lounges to dinner, the Elation Ultra High-rise Flare Pants are the everyday-wear holy grail.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The holy grail is an invitation to a private villa behind the gates of Les Parcs de Saint-Tropez, a residential community where the beach-club DJs migrate from Pampelonne.
—Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2026
Live sports have long been seen as another form of content that can complement theatrical movies in filling seats (the NFL remains the holy grail, but the league has so far resisted any efforts to televise games in theaters).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
By 2014, pelvic mesh had become the holy grail of mass torts.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holy grail
Noun
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Other companies have plans for LEO space stations as well.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Navarro did not detail what the White House’s plan to force data center builders to absorb costs would look like.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While the fate of our Universe may be beyond us to control, the ability to give meaning to our own lives lies within each of us.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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My parents have both passed away, and my birthday has always been a cherished day, filled with memories and meaning.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By treating purity as a design parameter, engineers can now develop materials that thrive in the most punishing environments, such as hypersonic flight and extraterrestrial construction.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Tucked into the upper Devonshire neighborhood and situated on nearly half an acre, the home at 5420 Surrey Circle unfolds as a masterclass in warm, livable contemporary design.—
Allie Beth Allman & Associates,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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This objective is best achieved through the maintenance of appropriate staffing ratios, which serve to alleviate employee fatigue, reduce errors, and mitigate the occurrence of use of force incidents.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When that occurs, the conditions within the new object’s interior may yet be right for nuclear fusion to proceed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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At that point the lines painted on the asphalt turn from cages into features of the landscape among many others, and the mysterious flying object ceases to be easily recognizable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Soldiers from the Multi-purpose Company, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division operated the aircraft during the drill.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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The real purpose of the campaign was to draw attention to the violation of Japanese Americans’ Constitutional rights.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Raytheon also underlined that the StormBreaker weapon’s small size enables the use of fewer aircraft to take out the same number of targets as larger weapons that require multiple jets.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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The repeal followed Congress’s zeroing out of penalties for violating Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) targets as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Poland is already working with Ukraine on drone technology in joint military training programs and manufacturing projects.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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This is one of Europe’s largest and most impressive building projects of the 21st century, and every visitor to Hamburg should at the very least swing by—particularly classical music-lovers and architecture buffs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Holy grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holy%20grail. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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