sought (out)

verb

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

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2
as in looked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sought (out)
  1. looked
  2. reached
  3. cast about
  4. hunted
  5. grabbed
Verb
  • As with any design period, there’s a massive range in how bathrooms looked in the 1960s.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The team looked to have turned a corner after a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest last week ended a run of six matches without a win, but Guardiola’s side struggled to a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of looked
Verb
  • Total daily viewing via a TV set reached 1 billion hours, the Google division said Wednesday in a blog post.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The animation guild reached an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents major studios, last month.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of reached
Verb
  • Fast forward to today, and fans who are aware of the hole left by the departures of Broberg and Holloway are casting about in search of replacements for aging players on the NHL roster.
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In the wake of Democratic voters in cities and suburbs around the country staying home or trending right, resulting in big swings to Donald Trump almost uniformly, analysts and commentators have cast about for answers.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of cast about
Verb
  • Other researchers contended that these communities hunted for larger game.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • It is believed to have stalked and hunted its prey like one too, peering above the water and clamping down on prey with powerful jaws.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of hunted
Verb
  • Murray grabbed his jacket and walked out again.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Penny, a passenger on his way from a college class to the gym, grabbed Neely from behind in a chokehold, forced him to the train floor and restrained him there for several minutes.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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 22 Dec. 2024.

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