questing

present participle of quest

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of questing Wishing you week of hardly working, mostly questing. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for questing
Verb
  • Villa were shooting towards their away supporters, who were demanding that the ball be put forward quickly.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Stone praised Pine’s range and suitability for the demanding role.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Petro has repeatedly defended his policy, which moves away from a repressive approach and prioritizes reaching agreements with growers of coca leaf - the raw material for cocaine - to encourage them to switch to other crops, pursuing major drug lords and combating money laundering.
    NPR, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The movie begins with a 10-year-old Michael already showing the brutality for which The Shape was known, then flashes forward 15 years to an adult Michael (Tyler Mane) pursuing his younger sister, Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton).
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Canadiens are seeking their sixth win in seven games.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Dylan's family is now seeking answers about her final moments, per Fox 4.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Under Senate rules, Ingrassia, White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, can lose only three Republican votes before requiring Vice President JD Vance to cast a tiebreaker, assuming unanimous Democratic opposition.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Peace lilies can go through growth spurts in spring or summer, requiring more frequent watering.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Others questioned why Betty would make her wedding plans — and go so far as to put down a deposit — before requesting time off work to get married.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • One of the people the developer hired to lobby state lawmakers at the time of the $15 million appropriation also represented the regional agency that received the money on behalf of the developer without requesting it.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Post-pandemic demand and chronic underbuilding in the area have left buyers competing fiercely, often bidding tens of thousands above asking.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The listing notes West was initially asking $16,995,000, but does not disclose a final sale price.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now, Kittle said, kids are growing up wanting to specifically play tight end and specializing much earlier.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Morgan breaks up with him and admits that Joanne's relationship made her rush into things, despite not wanting to go at that pace.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Here's why Americans are claiming Social Security early At a recent internal meeting, a Social Security administrator noted that new benefit claims were up more than 15% in March, compared with the same month in 2024.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In his interview with CNN, Noboa acknowledged the worsening homicide statistics, but pushed back by claiming that a greater percentage of the killings involved criminal-on-criminal violence.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

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

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