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
  • In the aftermath of the loss, Shanahan called out his team and demanded a strong response over the coming week ahead of San Francisco's trip to the Big Apple to take on the New York Giants.
    Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • As investors and counterparties demanded collateral, the company’s liquidity evaporated, requiring a $182 billion government bailout, in exchange for an equity stake.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a filing on Friday, the nearly-defunct federal body sought summary judgment in NPR’s lawsuit against the organization over its decision to appropriate funding for satellite distribution to a select group of NPR member stations before the CPB ceases operations.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Cuomo has sought to cast Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblymember, as a naive candidate whose agenda would damage the city.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel requested records of complaints submitted through that form, which has been available since August 2024.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The civil lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges Blain has refused to produce requested public records from his private accounts, apps and devices and has deleted public records from those same sources and asked others to delete messages from him.
    Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Farms are required to follow humane treatment and euthanasia standards for the animals, Hobbs said.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The inning required 29 pitches.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • King is said to have had nightmares that night — his son running through endless hallways, pursued by a malevolent presence — inspiring the plot of the famous movie.
    Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Blue Jays, of course, had aggressively pursued Ohtani two winters ago, when the Japanese designated hitter/pitcher opted to sign a long-term deal with the Dodgers.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Breer was taking in questions from fans for his mailbag on Sports Illustrated when he was asked about the dysfunction with the Ravens.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Phillips also asked that their assets be divided up by the court as separate property, with no indication in the papers that the exes had a prenup in place.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As for the rest, Derby rallied to finish a remarkable third (eventually losing to Queens Park Rangers in the play-off final), while Middlesbrough (12th), Bolton (14th) and Wednesday (16th) claimed a respectable mid-table berth.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Accompanied by her young son Israel, Owens went across the street to Lorincz's residence that evening to retrieve a tablet Israel claimed that Lorincz, who'd repeatedly hassled and called the police on the neighborhood children for years, had stolen from him.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Quested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quested. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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