as in search
an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something
the Holy Grail was the object of a mystical quest by the knights of the Round Table
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1
as in to demand
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter
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2
as in to pursue
to go in search of
many daydreamers trekked to California questing riches during the great gold rush of 1849
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3
as in to seek
to make a request for
please wait until the lecturer specifically quests comments from the audience before chiming in
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Recent Examples of quest
Mike Jones, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Madhavan plays Radhe Mohan Sharma, whose simple quest for accounting accuracy pits him against influential banker Micky Mehta (Mukesh) in an escalating battle for justice.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Overall, this does not suggest a country looking for a fight, questing after monsters to destroy, or seeking to act like a hegemon.
—John Mueller, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2021
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Noun
The Lions resume their quest for the franchise’s first Super Bowl trip following last week’s bye, and the Commanders try to keep the magic flowing a week after upsetting Tampa Bay 23-20 in a thrilling wild-card victory.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Madhavan plays Radhe Mohan Sharma, whose simple quest for accounting accuracy pits him against influential banker Micky Mehta (Mukesh) in an escalating battle for justice.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
So, keep paying your mortgage, but just hope the scientists will speed this detection quest up a little bit.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Overall, this does not suggest a country looking for a fight, questing after monsters to destroy, or seeking to act like a hegemon.
—John Mueller, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quest
Noun
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Here are some highlights in the 12th edition of this report- Google searches per minute have decreased from a high of 6.3 million last year to 5.9 million, a 6% drop that puts it back to 2022 levels.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The search also included assistance from the State Department, Interpol, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and authorities in England and Iceland.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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By the nineteenth century, some had grown wary of the intense forms of concentration that industrial life demanded.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Connectivity is an area in which this HP model doesn't demand any sacrifices.—
David English,
PCMAG,
20 Jan. 2025
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Past Republican Presidents, most notably Reagan, pursued a deregulatory agenda that included slashing budgets and personnel, but Trump has, as ever, put his personal stamp on this conservative impulse, imbuing it with intimidation, threats of retribution, and grievance.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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This insight may feel counterintuitive, given our cultural focus on constantly pursuing, achieving and earning more.—
Colleen Star Koch,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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That includes at least two North Carolina defendants, who sought to delay their sentencing by referencing Trump's plan to issue pardons, The News & Observer reported.—
Lucille Sherman,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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But keeping the value in conference championships helps preserve the stakes of the regular season, which leaders have sought to protect.—
Chris Vannini,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Panic Carefully is described as a paranoid thriller in the vein of Esmail’s Mr. Robot and Silence of the Lambs and involves the hunt for a cyber-terrorist.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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The need to rescue more searchers underscored the hostility of the winter terrain—and took away resources from the hunt for the Skymaster.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Many visitors will seek out her section near the T-Mobile entrance gate by Lot M, and co-workers have requested to work directly with her.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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The program enabled 1,450 people a day to schedule appointments at a port of entry to request asylum.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The very next day, Johnson was claimed by the New York Jets and spent three years there.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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The bills, allegedly out of sync with the film’s $10 million budget, began piling up, including, that source claimed, $122,000 for the Beatles’ shoes.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The same goes for streaming services that might require insights into localized viewing.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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While the most recent survey results are easily available on the NCES website, the rest are in formats that require experts to clean and organize into something usable.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Quest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quest. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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