1
as in to pursue
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 to request
to make a request for
came seeking financial advice
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3
as in to try
to make an effort to do
seek to find the best solution
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Recent Examples of seek
Moore is seeking $5 million in punitive damages per song and $150,000 per willful infringement.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky had also been seeking security guarantees for Ukraine, a condition that was absent in the first draft agreement presented to him last week, prompting him to decline to sign the deal.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Lourens is seeking in excess of $200,000 in damages, according to the complaint.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Workers at the five-year-old warehouse in the city of Garner will vote through Friday to join or reject the upstart Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE, which seeks to push Amazon for higher wages, longer breaks and more scheduling flexibility, among other things.
—Greg Bensinger, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky had also been seeking security guarantees for Ukraine, a condition that was absent in the first draft agreement presented to him last week, prompting him to decline to sign the deal.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Lourens is seeking in excess of $200,000 in damages, according to the complaint.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Workers at the five-year-old warehouse in the city of Garner will vote through Friday to join or reject the upstart Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE, which seeks to push Amazon for higher wages, longer breaks and more scheduling flexibility, among other things.
—Greg Bensinger, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seek
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Investigators were pursuing about 3,200 active complaints of racial discrimination, including unfair discipline and racial harassment.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
21 Feb. 2025
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Yet Hal’s shenanigans, pursued in the company of Sir John Falstaff (Jay O. Sanders), that poor man’s bon vivant, mask aspirations of greatness.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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Now the homeowner is requesting permission from the local council, to rezone the historic property as three houses and a cottage.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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Police said the suspect, later identified as Onyx Calderon, showed up at the store on Jan. 29 and requested to see the rare bird, so the owner brought the parrot out in a smaller cage for his viewing purposes.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Trump may also try to undo or simply undermine the Affordable Care Act, a favorite target.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Stillwater baseball dad tries to turn pain of son’s fentanyl death into hope for others More treatment programs followed — at least a dozen overall.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2025
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Halle explores the push-and-pull dynamic of a relationship where love, frustration, and desire all blend.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2025
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That said, his blocking work has left a lot to be desired over the course of his career.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the case filed by four states in Seattle, U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour said the Trump administration was attempting to ignore the Constitution, with the president trying to change it with an executive order.—
MICHAEL CASEY AND MIKE CATALINI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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In possession, Saliba plays more simple passes, whereas Gabriel attempts riskier ones, and Saliba is more consistent.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Spieth will play in The PLAYERS, but a sponsor exemption would be required to play at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Accessibility required the introduction of a ground level entrance in 2000, but the solution had never felt quite right.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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While its commitment is to always strive to do the right thing, in the right way, the company acknowledges that mistakes can happen.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunate, because striving to win has always been the point.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Seek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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