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something that is sought after but that is very hard to get or achieve
The championship trophy was the grail they were seeking.
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Recent Examples of grail
What are your favorite holy-grail Lancôme products?
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
That second home run ball is now up for auction and will be a grail for any collector.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
For decades, Hasumi’s writings have held a grail-like status among Western filmmakers and cinephiles but remained inaccessible in translation.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Panini’s La Liga licence isn’t going anywhere, unlike the Premier League’s rights transfer to Topps, and this iconic design is a grail for any ultra modern collector.
—Andrew MacKie, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
That second home run ball is now up for auction and will be a grail for any collector.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
For decades, Hasumi’s writings have held a grail-like status among Western filmmakers and cinephiles but remained inaccessible in translation.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Panini’s La Liga licence isn’t going anywhere, unlike the Premier League’s rights transfer to Topps, and this iconic design is a grail for any ultra modern collector.
—Andrew MacKie, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grail
Noun
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Like all things data center, this one comes with controversy.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The great thing about Taylor is that my girl knows how to write a song.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Judged by the administration’s own objectives, the outcome is difficult to describe as anything other than a defeat.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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While the device itself currently lacks AI, the company's true objective is to amass billions of internal body scans by 2031, creating a vast dataset to train future AI for early disease detection.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Officers believe the suspect started throwing objects out of the passenger-side window during the pursuit.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Avoid tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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His goal is to inspire people to get outside.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Messi, 38, recorded his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals in a 2-0 victory over Austria at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
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The Kerch road and rail crossing, opened by Putin in 2018, has been the target of previous Ukrainian attacks.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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The interceptor carries a small payload tailored for neutralizing drones and similar aerial targets while maintaining a compact and cost-effective design.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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In Labour circles, there is an old joke poking fun at Burnham’s chameleon-like ability to blend into whichever set of ideas is in vogue on the left at that moment in time.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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That idea guided nearly every aspect of the wardrobe.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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“Grail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grail. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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