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
  • This team looked great through Week 15, but then quarterback Jalen Hurts got knocked out of Sunday’s game with a concussion and the Commanders erased a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Alexander Mattison and Ameer Abdullah, LV — Wouldn’t chase either, as Abdullah looked better with Mattison as the lead, and Mattison likely leads again in Week 17.
    Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of looked
Verb
  • When reached by The Enquirer Monday evening, Jeffreys had not yet heard ODOT had made the same suggestion.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Bulls lost in five games to the Bucks in the first round of the 2022 postseason and only reached the play-in tournament the last two years, leading to the trades of Caruso and DeMar DeRozan.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 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
  • Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Even that didn't stop them from being hunted.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of hunted
Verb
  • Neely had been shouting angrily at passengers on a subway train when Penny grabbed him from behind and restrained him in a chokehold for several minutes.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Both what made it into the bill and what was left out grabbed headlines.
    Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of grabbed
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