1
as in demanding
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter
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2
as in pursuing
to go in search of
many daydreamers trekked to California questing riches during the great gold rush of 1849
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as in seeking
to make a request for
please wait until the lecturer specifically quests comments from the audience before chiming in
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Recent Examples of questing
But that is no reason to let the questing spirit atrophy.
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Tom Vanderbilt, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
Who else out there is giving us space-whale politics, mystical mycelial networks, and children questing to witness the face of God?
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Wishing you week of hardly working, mostly questing.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Tom Vanderbilt, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
Who else out there is giving us space-whale politics, mystical mycelial networks, and children questing to witness the face of God?
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Wishing you week of hardly working, mostly questing.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for questing
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After dating for nearly a year in 2011, the couple had an amicable split, citing the actor's demanding movie projects as the main factor.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Add in the capture of Maduro and an online MAGA army demanding validation of its theories, and America seems destined for a new bout of feverish conspiracism just in time for the midterms.—
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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Gilbert had two decades of experience in the television industry under his belt before pursuing the idea of following an American family through a period in their lives amid a palpable societal and generational shift across the country.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Other technology giants in China, including Baidu , have been pursuing similar full-stack strategies.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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The district is currently represented by Giovanni Capriglione, a Southlake Republican who isn’t seeking reelection.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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Several lawmakers are also seeking higher office this year and will want time to focus on their campaigns.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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While the temporary jail facility will not be subject to the city ordinance requiring the standard, the permanent facility that is also planned will be.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Governing is a long and laborious process, requiring study, deliberation and the weighing of competing forces.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The two were found by Portland police in a different location from where the shooting occurred after responding to a call from a man requesting help.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Minutes later, police received a call from a different location from a man who said he’d been shot by federal officers and was requesting help, according to Day and dispatch audio.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Now, more than 75% of people who live in the neighborhood south of Pleasant Grove High School (PGHS) and Albanian Middle School have signed a petition asking the city for help.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Both states are asking, in essence, for the courts to block ICE from enforcing some immigration law, based on the 10th Amendment.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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But on the evidence of his seven Premier League appearances so far for Forest — six of which have been as a substitute — there is little prospect of City wanting to utilise that clause.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Instead of looking for rising high school stars such as Hill to fill their lineups, college coaches are dipping into the portal to fill instant needs, which can have consequences for high school seniors wanting to play on the next level, Woods said.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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And while numbers vary, one former NBA player has even the biggest of rockstars beat, claiming to have slept with 20,000 women over the course of his life.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said in a press release that a driver called 911, claiming that someone had shot at his vehicle while driving along Highway 67 near Joe Wilson Road.—
Matthew Davisson,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Questing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questing. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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