seek (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seek (out)
Verb
  • Muñoz looked up before delivering a low cross into the Manchester City box which found the onrushing Eze perfectly.
    Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
  • That being said, the outlook is looking up somewhat courtesy of the deal signed with the U.K., plus Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s announcement this week that the U.S. and China had agreed to simultaneously lower their tariff rates by 115% on one another.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The cart before the horse There’s a difference between a scientist who hypothesizes that a medical fact may be true and then sets about testing that idea, and a scientist who has already embraced and amplified a medical theory and is now casting about for something to support his conclusion.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
  • My college cohort graduated into a decimated job market, desperately seeking internships that were likely to be unpaid and casting about for gigs working in bars or cafés.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After a memorable Game 4 victory to take a 3-1 series lead, the Knicks looked poised to take care of business in five games, especially with Boston losing Jayson Tatum to an Achilles injury.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • These types often overlap, and symptoms can look different for every person.
    Health, Health, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The Florida Panthers’ run of consistent success over the past handful of years, which reached a crescendo last year with the franchise winning its first Stanley Cup, plays a heavy part in that.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
  • Organizers of the march, which set out May 4 and is due to reach its destination May 22, say their protest seeks to show solidarity with migrants and other groups that are being targeted by President Trump’s administration.
    Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Verb
  • There is no evidence of Malayan tigers living or hunting in groups except for mothers raising their young, officials said.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
  • Jalen Brunson is hunting and killing, even Jrue Holiday.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
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“Seek (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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