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
The developers are adding a Double-Time Sundays, which seeks to take advantage of routes by offering more Pokemon spawns while doing the task with another boost coming from Incense.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Iran seeks a deal that would release its frozen assets abroad.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 May 2026
The measure seeks to ensure that housing developers can build projects following the local regulations that are in effect at the time when an application is submitted.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Inner tension seeks to expand your awareness.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 May 2026
American Coco Gauff seeks to defend her title as the women’s singles champion, while Jannik Sinner of Italy vies for his first French Open men’s singles title.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
The 80-year-old leader seeks a fourth, nonconsecutive term.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Motorsports companies are not necessarily going to lead the transition to cleaner energy sources as the world seeks to limit the climate changes resulting from burning fossil fuels.
—Caitlin Grady, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
The summit, scheduled for May 19-20, marks the second time the Chinese and Russian leaders have met in the past year, as Beijing seeks to manage ties with Washington and Moscow.
—Joseph Wilkins,chloe Taylor,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Iran seeks a deal that would release its frozen assets abroad.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 May 2026
The measure seeks to ensure that housing developers can build projects following the local regulations that are in effect at the time when an application is submitted.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Inner tension seeks to expand your awareness.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 26 May 2026
American Coco Gauff seeks to defend her title as the women’s singles champion, while Jannik Sinner of Italy vies for his first French Open men’s singles title.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
The 80-year-old leader seeks a fourth, nonconsecutive term.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Motorsports companies are not necessarily going to lead the transition to cleaner energy sources as the world seeks to limit the climate changes resulting from burning fossil fuels.
—Caitlin Grady, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
The summit, scheduled for May 19-20, marks the second time the Chinese and Russian leaders have met in the past year, as Beijing seeks to manage ties with Washington and Moscow.
—Joseph Wilkins,chloe Taylor,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeks
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But whereas Shein pursues radically low pricing, Everlane is a better-for-the-world brand that promoted radical pricing transparency and made its bid to be the go-to essentials brand in the early days of the direct-to-consumer rush.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Baker pursues the story like a campus reincarnation of Woodward and Bernstein.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The subpoena, in part, requests information from FIFA about how tickets are allocated to participating members, how tickets to each match are allocated and the number of tickets available in each category, according to a spokesperson with the New York Attorney General’s office.—
Brynn Gingras,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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The state’s investigation, which is already active according to the attorney general’s office, requests a variety of information and records from the company, including the age of Roblox users, income generated from those users, and the amount of time users are spending on the platform.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
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Create laws that will bring down the hammer on any AI maker that tries to engage in this form of deception.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The very growth that comes from success can lead to consistent cash shortages as a company tries to scale its inventory, shipping channels, advertising and so on.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The program currently requires companies to submit a plan to the EPA outlining safety precautions, hazard assessments in the case of an accidental release and emergency response steps.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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This super athletic girl requires a yard with a high fence.—
Maryanne Dell,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Anyone who’s seen enough adaptations knows the difference between one that strives to apprehend the source material and one that feels derived from a Wikipedia summary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Accessibility Ocean Casino Resort strives to provide an accessible experience for all guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Cocoa production is becoming increasingly volatile, even as the chocolate industry attempts to be more sustainable.—
Indrabati Lahiri,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The method developed by the SKKU and Kyungpook National University team attempts to address these costs by modifying the internal structure of cobalt oxide.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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“Seeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeks. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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