holy grail

noun

Definition of holy grailnext
as in plan

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Recent Examples of holy grail Matsson grew up with America, and American music, as the holy grail — the folk and blues icons like Dylan and James, the punk bands, the counterculture. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026 Interesting Engineering has extensively reported on the different approaches to building quantum computers and how research institutes and startups are both pursuing the same holy grail. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 Plus, secure my holy grail K-beauty skin care device and $10 at-home manicure hack. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 This one is a nice pick for yourself or someone else who wants to try a handful of trending beauty brands to find their new holy grail products. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2026 Navigating a changing climate, Marian develops interspecies alliances on a quest for the holy grail. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Instead, volumizing mascara lovers may just have found their new holy grail, particularly those who want volume without clumping. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026 Scientists are now eyeing other hearing-loss targets, including the holy grail — the GJB2 gene. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 This is the technology that is considered the holy grail for the next era. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 5 Aug. 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
  • Reyes is giving each side a chance to be heard on her plan to name Liu as special master in the case.
    — GARY FIELDS, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Authorities in quake-prone Japan regularly instruct people to stock up on bottled water, food and batteries, have plans ready to hide under tables and keep comfortable walking shoes at hand.
    — Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • The society granted that biomarkers can define diseases, as with certain cancers, before symptoms appear, but only when their meaning is sufficiently well understood.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There are various families of bodies in the outer solar system, and 3I/ATLAS’ spectrum bears a resemblance to the spectrum of some medium-sized TNOs that are rich in carbon-dioxide ice and organic compounds (organic meaning containing carbon atoms).
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of meaning
Noun
  • That timeline reflects a development process built around rapid design iterations and in-house manufacturing capabilities.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Also new are the 17- to 19-in alloy wheel designs and the power-latching sliding doors and tailgate.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of design
Noun
  • Investing involves market risk, including possible loss of principal, and there is no guarantee that investment objectives will be achieved.
    — Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Officials have not disclosed the spacecraft’s identity, capabilities, or exact mission objectives.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of objective
Noun
  • 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
Definition of object
Noun
  • North Korea’s Missile Administration said its cluster warheads fall into four categories, depending on their intended purpose.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The flashback structure doesn’t serve much of a purpose except to delay the audience’s complete endorsement of a character who, though appropriately cantankerous, is unambiguously a hero and nice guy.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of purpose
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
  • City University of New York’s Creating Law Enforcement Accountability and Responsibility project, or CLEAR, published legal guides for BLM advocates on avoiding law enforcement scrutiny in 2020.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
  • However, the Edge has served as a producer on a handful of occasions on non-U2 projects, including documentaries and short films.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of project

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“Holy grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holy%20grail. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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