sought (out)

verb

Definition of sought (out)next
past tense of seek (out)
1
as in looked up

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as in looked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sought (out)
  1. looked up
  2. looked
  3. reached
  4. cast about
  5. hunted
  6. grabbed
Verb
  • Growing up on a farm in Callicoon, New York, Keen looked up to his dad’s impressive career, but was more intrigued by his mom’s job at first.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This week's total solar eclipse captured the world's attention, and millions of skywatchers looked up (with the correct protective eyewear, hopefully) to experience the moon blocking out our star's light.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of looked up
Verb
  • In the past, BioCryst would have looked internally to develop its pipeline.
    — Brad Quick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Over the last few years, the AI talent market has looked more like a professional sports draft than a conventional hiring cycle.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of looked
Verb
  • The South Bay reached record employment in July, adding 3,300 jobs even as California shed 20,500 positions and the Bay Area’s technology sector continued to contract, new state figures show.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While both sides have indicated that an interim agreement is forthcoming, with the president even Truthing Wednesday that a deal had been reached, it hasn’t been finalized.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of reached
Verb
  • Next came an exhibition around a creepy Howdy Doody-ish figure that met countless violent fates while being cast about mechanistically on chains in 2016.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Meriwether’s video comes after comments from the show’s cast about a reunion.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cast about
Verb
  • Once heavily hunted, these turtles have recovered through decades of protection, and gatherings like this show the progress made.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • As the line between predator and prey burns away, the two go on the run through 24 hours of darkness — hunted by forces that may prove more dangerous than the storm overhead.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hunted
Verb
  • Clark then went back to his golf bag, grabbed another iron, and placed it behind the ball.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The one that has grabbed most of the headlines is its pull back from LIV.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabbed
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“Sought (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sought%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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