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an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something the Holy Grail was the object of a mystical quest by the knights of the Round Table

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verb

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Noun
With the sun shaking up your ninth house of expansion, growth and unknown territory, all while clashing with Pluto in your sixth house of daily routines and health habits, you’re called to let go of old, restrictive habits that no longer serve your quest for truth and knowledge. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Cavaliers blow out Heat to take Game 1 The No. 1 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers got off to an auspicious start in their NBA title quest, blowing out the Miami Heat 121-100 to take Game 1 at Rocket Arena in Ohio. Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
These explorations may run the gamut — as its founders say, Pageant programs artists, not works — but a questing spirit is always intact. New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025 Similarly, in the 1880s, Richard Wagner wrote the second act of his opera Parsifal, the tale of a questing Arthurian knight, in Ravello. airmail.news, 6 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for quest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quest
Noun
  • Just like a sales book is important even if your career isn’t in sales, a good marketing book is critical because your career advancement or job search needs good marketing.
    Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • During the search police came across Shriner, wearing a Weezer T-shirt, who was armed with a handgun in her garden.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Green plays with the intensity and relentlessness that Ravens coaches demand.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Will Lai take provocative actions that demand a response?
    Ian Bremmer, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors declined to pursue the death penalty.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • If the proposal for five seasons or the injunction on the current four-year clock gets ratified, the players could go pro, pursue another career path, or return for another — and presumably final — year.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The administration is also seeking relief from having to file daily updates on its progress.
    Ben Finley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Ballard was also hired by TikTok last September as that company sought to maintain its U.S. footprint amid calls to ban the service.
    Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sunday, April 20 Easter egg hunt: Families can have a fun and festive Easter with an egg hunt and photos with the Easter bunny at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 20 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
  • See Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and More The Prince and Princess of Wales once shared that their children previously celebrated Easter with a kid-favorite tradition: an egg hunt!
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This casserole is creamy, cheesy, and is one the whole family (especially the grandkids) request time after time.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • As his May 5 trial looms, Combes earlier this week requested a postponement of the legal proceeding.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Militant violence has afflicted Kashmir, claimed in full but ruled in part by both Hindu-majority India and Islamic Pakistan, since the anti-Indian insurgency began in 1989.
    Fayaz Bukhari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The disease was also spreading swiftly, infecting hundreds and claiming dozens of lives within a few weeks.
    Peter Sands, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As a result of Moms Demand Action's district-by-district advocacy, more than 11 million students across the country now live in a district that requires schools to educate parents about the critical role of secure firearm storage in keeping students safe.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Ace right-hander Gerrit Cole tore an elbow ligament that required Tommy John surgery.
    John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Quest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quest. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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