seeks (out)

Definition of seeks (out)next
present tense third-person singular of seek (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeks (out)
Verb
  • Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson looks up at the scoreboard during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Dallas.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Through two matches, SDFC looks up to the task.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But DuBois has written a usefully ambivalent book, one that looks for a way to reconcile younger writers’ criticisms of Stanton with her own loyalty to the early women’s-rights activists.
    Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Today, moviegoing looks far less central to American life.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Conditions are expected to continue into March 16, when the weather service said the storm reaches peak intensity.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Captain Lionel Messi and his teammates have played all eight games this year away from home as construction of Nu Stadium at Miami Freedom Park reaches completion.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This new film stars Alan Ritchson as an Army Ranger who while on a training mission comes across a deadly machine that relentlessly hunts him and his peers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Like most sharks, though, Whitney hunts alone.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Seeks (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeks%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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