as in searches
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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as in demands
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter
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as in pursues
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 requests
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 quests
Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
The murders themselves come across as side quests in a video game, complete with cheat codes and drug references.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
The series primarily concerns Flint's efforts to wrangle his crew and protect the lawlessness of the island New Providence, as well as quests to attain treasure across the high seas.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
Focusing only on gains also says nothing about the nature of the journeys taken, the process travelers use to convert furtive motion into self-reinvention, and the places that assist or block these quests.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Studying such a physically and philosophically inaccessible topic is fundamentally different from other types of science—those quests at least exist in our plane of space and time.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
Hopefully there will be new quests also, though this isn’t mentioned anywhere.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The arc of the season sputters between big and little problems in a haphazard manner, with strange side quests for Simon and Trevor that are more head-scratching than adventurous.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
As silver prices skyrocket, reducing or eliminating its use has become one of the industry’s most urgent technological quests.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
As my personal friend Kathryn has written about this season, Bridgerton is kind of notorious for side quests.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
The murders themselves come across as side quests in a video game, complete with cheat codes and drug references.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
The series primarily concerns Flint's efforts to wrangle his crew and protect the lawlessness of the island New Providence, as well as quests to attain treasure across the high seas.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
Focusing only on gains also says nothing about the nature of the journeys taken, the process travelers use to convert furtive motion into self-reinvention, and the places that assist or block these quests.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Studying such a physically and philosophically inaccessible topic is fundamentally different from other types of science—those quests at least exist in our plane of space and time.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
Hopefully there will be new quests also, though this isn’t mentioned anywhere.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The arc of the season sputters between big and little problems in a haphazard manner, with strange side quests for Simon and Trevor that are more head-scratching than adventurous.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
As silver prices skyrocket, reducing or eliminating its use has become one of the industry’s most urgent technological quests.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quests
Noun
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The booking company found that this spring break, flight searches to Hilo are up 60 percent and that airfare is down 26 percent, when compared to last year.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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When the Los Angeles school board placed Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on leave last week after federal searches of his home and office, the sudden leadership vacuum at the nation’s second-largest school system raised immediate questions about who would steady the district.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In Shelley’s novel, the lonely creature demands a romantic companion after he is rejected by humanity.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s version of Christianity instead preaches no mercy for those against him, demands followers exalt him above everything, celebrates the gaudy instead of the godly.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ours is an age which consciously pursues health, and yet only believes in the reality of sickness.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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No single agency has sole authority or responsibility, although Florida’s Department of Health pursues complaints against med-spa workers, usually after someone is injured or law enforcement gets involved.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The suit, filed in Jackson County Circuit Court last week, requests a jury trial.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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According to data cited in the original ruling, at least 598 of the state’s 1,000 school systems have policies restricting what parents can be told about their child’s gender expression at school — if the child requests confidentiality.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The main event will be the egg hunts.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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My rifle hunts for deer and bear have taken me to Utah, Colorado, Nevada, and Idaho.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The bar claims the firm refused to remove the attorney’s name from its website for years, ignoring a cease and desist letter from McBratney’s new employer.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Especially Harbour, which checks out, seeing how showrunner Steven Conrad claims to have built the series around the actor’s perpetually warm, aw-shucks persona.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Antitrust law seeks to prevent monopolies and monopsonies and to stop competitors from joining hands to rig a market.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The legislation seeks to streamline development processes throughout Florida by including a number of new requirements in local governments’ comprehensive development plans.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Considering the extreme energy and ultrafast tempo the music requires, hardcore shows can be exhausting for all involved — and transformative.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Using biometrics as part of logins can speed up this process and improve security, but that requires an investment in technology implementation and training to use it.—
Don Aviv,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Quests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quests. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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