1
as in pursued
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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2
as in requested
to make a request for
came seeking financial advice
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as in tried
to make an effort to do
seek to find the best solution
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Recent Examples of sought
But much like Howard Jarvis feared, the tax-and-spend interests have sought to destroy Proposition 13 ever since, most recently by persuading courts to carve loopholes in its constitutional protections and invent new ways for government agencies to raise revenue.
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Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
European hunters, many of them colonial officers, sought the Barbary lion as a trophy.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The letters sought to portray Fernandes Anderson as someone who had overcome the odds and a difficult upbringing to reach her position.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
An economy under mounting strain and at odds with the European strongman image that Macron has sought to project.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Just as Lennon sought to stay in the United States.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
As with many schools, Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) had a myriad of hallmarks that students sought comfort in throughout their tenures on campus—and long after graduation too.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
The White House has sought to speed up the deportation process to reduce the time from arrest to deportation.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Emails show Illinois officials met with CMS and sought an extension to share its data.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
European hunters, many of them colonial officers, sought the Barbary lion as a trophy.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The letters sought to portray Fernandes Anderson as someone who had overcome the odds and a difficult upbringing to reach her position.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
An economy under mounting strain and at odds with the European strongman image that Macron has sought to project.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Just as Lennon sought to stay in the United States.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
As with many schools, Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) had a myriad of hallmarks that students sought comfort in throughout their tenures on campus—and long after graduation too.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
The White House has sought to speed up the deportation process to reduce the time from arrest to deportation.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Emails show Illinois officials met with CMS and sought an extension to share its data.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sought
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While Alexander-Arnold’s signing had been pursued by the club since last year, Alonso’s conviction and insistence were key in landing Huijsen, Carreras and Mastantuono.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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While traveling with a driver and bodyguard, their car, pursued by paparazzi, crashed into a support column, flipped and landed in front of oncoming traffic.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Given the number of works Apple may have infringed upon, the plaintiffs, Hendrix and Roberson, have requested the court to turn their complaint into a class action and block the company from further infringement of this kind.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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The big tech giant won’t be required to sell its Chrome browser — one of the remedies originally requested by the Biden-era Department of Justice.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Still, Mares-Sedillo went to work and tried to go about her day.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Keough said her grandmother tried to settle Lisa Marie's estate less than 24 hours after her death in 2023.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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But her athletic triumph was tragically dampened by years of abuse at the hands of her husband and coach Jim Martin, who in 2010 attempted to murder her, stabbing her many times, slicing the flesh off the bone from her leg, and shooting her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trump added that the strike occurred in international waters as the group attempted to move narcotics north.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Sought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sought. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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