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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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as in to request
to make a request for
came seeking financial advice
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Recent Examples of seek
Over millennia, the island has endured successive invasions from outsiders seeking to exploit the land.
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IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Members need to be unified more than being talking-heads seeking individual attention.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Bryson DeChambeau could be seeking a pathway back to the PGA Tour sooner rather than later.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
His attorneys claim that prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, available at the federal level, for those charges.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
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IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Members need to be unified more than being talking-heads seeking individual attention.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Bryson DeChambeau could be seeking a pathway back to the PGA Tour sooner rather than later.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
His attorneys claim that prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, available at the federal level, for those charges.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seek
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Within weeks of the invasion, when Russian units failed to quickly capture Kyiv, Putin switched to pursuing a war of attrition.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi pressed his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday to pursue a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and refrain from resuming hostilities during a meeting in Beijing.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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The vote requests that the department’s all-civilian watchdog adopt new guidelines similar to San Francisco, which bars police officers from pulling people over for broken taillights and other minor equipment violations unless there is a safety threat.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Deputies determined Mattson was on felony probation and requested that Sacramento County Probation place a hold on him, but the department declined, according to the Sheriff’s Office.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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The suspect, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was charged with firearms offenses and trying to assassinate the president.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Officials are still trying to determine what happened aboard the ship, which commands fares of up to $28,845 for a 46-day journey that includes a tour of the Antarctica Peninsula and stops in Tierra del Fuego on the southern edge of Argentina.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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If desired, toast focaccia pieces, cut sides up, on upper third oven rack (above bacon) until lightly crisp, about 5 minutes.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Dust with powdered sugar if desired and cut into 16 squares.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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The idea was then taken up by other Scottish scholars, including James Frazer, whose widely read compendium The Golden Bough (1890) attempted to establish cross-cultural parallels in mythology.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Holland attempted to address the problem by trading for Artemi Panarin before the Olympic break, but the high-scoring forward couldn’t make up for the Olympic injury loss of fellow high scorer Kevin Fiala.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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And on Monday, the ship operator said two crew members — one British, one Dutch — had acute respiratory symptoms, one mild and one severe but both requiring urgent medical care.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Both hires require formal approval from their respective school boards, which are expected to vote in May.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Newer companies, such as Firefly Aerospace, Stoke Space and Relativity Space, are also striving to rise to the competition.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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As Miranda faces public outcry and the pressures of a downturning publishing industry, Andy once again strives for her approval amid her steadfast pursuit of rigorous journalism.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 May 2026
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“Seek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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