seeks (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of seek (out)
1
as in looks up

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as in looks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeks (out)
  1. looks up
  2. looks
  3. reaches
  4. hunts
Verb
  • Someone returning home after a long day looks up at the sky before opening their door, as if making a wish.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At Cornell’s Student & Campus Life Center, a junior working the front desk looks up from her laptop, covered in colorful Bible-verse stickers, to nervously answer a few questions.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of looks up
Verb
  • The asymmetrical hemline of the sweater is right on trend and makes the whole look feel much more intentional, while the slouchy silhouette still looks polished enough for a coffee run after landing.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026
  • How the stadium looks reflects UConn’s potential for playing in the big time.
    — Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of looks
Verb
  • If his lead reaches the magic number of 125 this weekend, nobody will be able mathematically to catch him for the rest of the season.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Carpenter is hoping the investment reaches beyond the plant and gives more people in Braddock a chance to get ahead.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reaches
Verb
  • The species, native to Western Europe and Africa, has few predators, aggressively hunts its prey, and can consume a wide variety of shellfish, including oysters, clams, mussels, lobsters, and other crabs.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • They are trapped inside and have to complete six games and escape for a supernatural figure hunts them down.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hunts
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