quested

past tense of quest

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quested The band parted ways in 1996, primarily citing burnout, and Lindberg side-quested with an array of extreme-music voyagers including Lock Up, Disfear, Skitsystem, and the Great Deceiver. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quested
Verb
  • The suitors embarrassed themselves one by one, until Antinous demanded Penelope simply choose the best of them.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • The senator demanded that Congress approve any deal with the country.
    Julia Gledhill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Across the East Coast, fireworks, tall ships and World Cup watch parties pressed on in sweltering conditions, as crowds sought shade in museums, metro stations and historic sites.
    Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • His widow, Erika Kirk, who took the helm of the organization after his death, pushed to maintain public access to Robinson’s prosecution when defense attorneys sought to exclude cameras from the courtroom.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • The Supreme Court requested a total of $228 million for next fiscal year, a roughly 10% increase over the year before.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • As part of his suit, Musk asked for $150 billion in damages that would be destined for a charitable trust and requested OpenAI’s for-profit structure be reversed.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • His first save by Dan Ndoye required a diving save to Martínez's left.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • Restaurants that receive more than 30 demerits are required to immediately fix the most critical violations and start corrective procedures on all the other violations within 48 hours.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • The Sixers, led by their new president of basketball operations, are among several teams that have aggressively pursued James.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Before focusing on politics, Mamdani pursued a rap career and had one of his songs featured in Queen of Katwe, a film Nair directed for Disney in which the future mayor also made a cameo.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Before Jagger’s trip to South Florida, the lifelong Arsenal fan was asked by UK’s The Sun about his country’s chances against Norway, led by team captain Erling Haaland.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Five of the 11 questions reporters asked Spieth that night centered around handling a lead.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Attorneys for the owners of the landfill, which stopped accepting trash last year, claimed this spring in the litigation that the lawsuits may be tainted by fraud.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • The lefty reliever whom the Cubs claimed off waivers in January is now one of the club’s success stories.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 July 2026

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“Quested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quested. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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