Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sought (out)
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Petrosian hardly looked up as the other skaters competed, not even as Liu took the ice and the audience roared with every skill Liu completed.—
Alice Park,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026 -
During a call with a reporter, Piomelli looked up HHC on PubMed, the research library run by the National Institutes of Health.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Buehler struggled in Boston, but looked good enough during his brief time with the Phillies to generate interest from the Padres and other teams.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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During the years 2021 to 2025, China’s submarine building surpassed that of the US in both numbers of subs launched – 10 to 7 – and tonnage – 79,000 to 55,500, says the report, which looked at shipyard satellite imagery to draw estimates of China’s construction.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In a career spanning more than two decades that reached the heights of appearing at a World Cup, Ben Foster’s time at Wrexham should, by rights, be little more than a footnote.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The former prince reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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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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Last week, Wall Street shook when stocks of software and other companies tumbled as investors hunted for companies that could be potential losers if AI ends up remaking the world and their industries.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Stocks of software and other companies have tumbled as investors hunted for companies that could be potential losers if AI ends up remaking the world and their industries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Moroney, who sang covers, grabbed her guitar and riled up the crowd.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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The woman, who is listed as a current or former girlfriend of Fleming’s, first petitioned for a court order against him in January 2025, alleging that Fleming had grabbed her by her scarf and used it to choke her, and threatened her for spreading rumors about him.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Sought (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sought%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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