1
as in pursues
to go in search of
Henry Hudson was set adrift by mutinous crewmen while seeking the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean
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as in requests
to make a request for
came seeking financial advice
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as in tries
to make an effort to do
seek to find the best solution
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Recent Examples of seeks
Now the junta that ousted her seeks to hold sham polls in December to entrench and legitimize their rule.
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Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
The deal signals a push into entertainment and media as Playboy seeks to expand its presence in the film and television space.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
The reporting seeks to confront the realities of racial injustice, reckon with their enduring effects, and preserve these narratives as part of America’s collective history.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The show sees Bill Skarsgård reprise his role as Pennywise, though Season 1 takes its time introducing him in the form we’re used to seeing, and seeks to explore the origins of a character who was already quite fleshed out at the start of King’s book.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
South Africa seeks to project itself as non-aligned on the war, while maintaining warm relations with Moscow as a fellow member of the BRICS group of emerging economies.
—Reuters 16 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
In the overshoot conjuncture, capital seeks to press negative emissions technologies into the production of exchange-value.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
As the party seeks to win back Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, Tuesday’s victories could be a sign that Democrats’ popularity is rebounding.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Authentic, in contrast, seeks brands with sales of well over $1 billion.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
The deal signals a push into entertainment and media as Playboy seeks to expand its presence in the film and television space.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
The reporting seeks to confront the realities of racial injustice, reckon with their enduring effects, and preserve these narratives as part of America’s collective history.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The show sees Bill Skarsgård reprise his role as Pennywise, though Season 1 takes its time introducing him in the form we’re used to seeing, and seeks to explore the origins of a character who was already quite fleshed out at the start of King’s book.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
South Africa seeks to project itself as non-aligned on the war, while maintaining warm relations with Moscow as a fellow member of the BRICS group of emerging economies.
—Reuters 16 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
In the overshoot conjuncture, capital seeks to press negative emissions technologies into the production of exchange-value.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
As the party seeks to win back Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, Tuesday’s victories could be a sign that Democrats’ popularity is rebounding.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Authentic, in contrast, seeks brands with sales of well over $1 billion.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeks
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Another company, Omni Hoverboards, pursues a similar path, while Ascend Dynamics experimented with a jetpack-style system using twelve rotors mounted in a backpack configuration.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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While Sheamus pursues a spot in Cena's final match, his feud with The Judgment Day continues to build.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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When your cousin requests a potato dish on the lighter side, this is the go-to recipe.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trident routinely cooperates with any competent authority which requests information.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Sea’s operating expenses also jumped by 28%, as its e-commerce arm Shopee tries to strengthen its competitive edge of rivals like Alibaba’s Lazada and ByteDance’s TikTok Shop.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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The Vallonia nursery tries to buy about 11 million seeds each year with an eye towards hitting the goal of 3 million healthy seedlings that will mature enough to sell, That 3 million number, however, is just a guess, Winks said.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
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The offer is available for dine-in only, and requires a valid ID.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
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Black walnuts have an extremely hard shell that requires special tools or a heavy hammer to crack.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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The development comes as Netflix strives to become more competitive with its peers in the battle to win ad dollars from Madison Avenue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Everyone strives for that state and pours their love into it.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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The result often feels like tonal whiplash as the production attempts to scratch several itches without truly satisfying any.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Nov. 2025
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Spoken by Carr at the start of that phone call in which Allura attempts to play nice.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Seeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeks. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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