Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sought (out)
Verb
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Many were young skaters, taught by the elder Naumov and Shishkova, who looked up to their son.—
Dave Skretta,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026 -
Many were young skaters, taught by the elder Naumov and Shishkova, who looked up to their son.—
Dave Skretta,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
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So while Annabeth was happy when the Golden Fleece healed the tree and brought Thalia back in the present, Percy looked downright pissed.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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The travel platform looked at multiple flight routes throughout the year to determine which day had the lowest prices.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Among other things, the football team under exceptional coach Chuck Martin reached a bowl game after last season for the ninth time in 10 years, and the women’s basketball team is tied for the MAC lead at 7-0 and 15-4 overall.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The mediation was scheduled after the two sides officially reached impasse, a legal stage of negotiations that means both sides are no longer able to make progress toward a deal.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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An engineer named Eiji Nakatsu cast about for a way to make the trains quiet.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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On the subject of creating the film, Deckelmeyer asked the cast about their unusual strings of accidents on set.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 1998, Herrington heard an interview, on NPR, with Rick Varner, who hunted feral hogs for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Baun hunted the field in that direction.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jalen Duran scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Daniss Jenkins added 17 points and the Detroit Pistons never trailed while cruising to their fourth straight victory, 112-104 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Cougars grabbed a 25-5 lead in the first 10 minutes and kept a safe distance throughout.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Sought (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sought%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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