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
Democratic lawmakers in Virginia have sought to portray their redistricting plan as a response to Trump's push for Republican states to redraw their maps in an attempt to maintain a GOP majority in the House of Representatives.
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Meg Kinnard The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
The complaint sought $100 million in damages.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
However, some automakers have also sought to boost the country’s slowing domestic demand by offsetting some of the financial costs on consumers, Tu added.
—Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Miller submitted the petition, which sought to ban the for-profit sale of fur from Colorado wildlife known as furbearers.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Environmental groups who have sought to protect endangered beluga whales and other species in the area cheered the development.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Chef Forrest Parker, who once served as the restaurant's executive chef, helped establish the overall tone of Revival and sought to create a menu that playfully reinterpreted some of Charleston’s most iconic dishes.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
Responding to Trump, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei sought to compare him to Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
News reports on the second lawsuit do not state an amount sought in damages.
—Melissa Renteria, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2026
Meg Kinnard The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
The complaint sought $100 million in damages.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
However, some automakers have also sought to boost the country’s slowing domestic demand by offsetting some of the financial costs on consumers, Tu added.
—Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Miller submitted the petition, which sought to ban the for-profit sale of fur from Colorado wildlife known as furbearers.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Environmental groups who have sought to protect endangered beluga whales and other species in the area cheered the development.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Chef Forrest Parker, who once served as the restaurant's executive chef, helped establish the overall tone of Revival and sought to create a menu that playfully reinterpreted some of Charleston’s most iconic dishes.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
Responding to Trump, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei sought to compare him to Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
News reports on the second lawsuit do not state an amount sought in damages.
—Melissa Renteria, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sought
Verb
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Sampair concurred, noting everyone on this Mahtomedi team pursued a championship with total disregard for individual accolades.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Politico founder and NOTUS editor-in-chief Tim Grieve have aggressively privately pursued many of the top remaining names at the Post, hoping to peel off a significant number of top journalists to help the publication become an immediate player in DC.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cox claimed not to have enough time to prepare for the hearing and requested more time to argue on whether the letters will be admissible in court.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Mar. 2026
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The signatories requested an answer by March 10.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
6 Mar. 2026
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Spurs have tried to sign a fair few high-profile players over the last 12 months, including Eberechi Eze, Antoine Semenyo and Morgan Gibbs-White, but missing out on Andy Robertson in the January transfer window has proven as costly as any other.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Marcus Figueroa ran to his bedroom closet and tried to call police.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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On at least six other occasions, detainees attempted to harm themselves while expressing suicidal ideations that resulted in 911 calls, according to records from the city of El Paso obtained under the Texas public information law.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Since the United States assassinated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in 2020, Iran has attempted even more attacks.—
Colin P. Clarke,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Sought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sought. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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