grails

noun

plural of grail
as in things
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 grails Two more of his former grails will go under the gavel at Phillips New York this summer. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026 From boutique-only editions to discontinued grails, the watches on offer reflect knowledge and intent. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 Donut Lab In-wheel hub motors are one of the perennial grails of the electric-vehicle industry. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2025
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  2. objects
Noun
  • After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • Building conventional simulations for robot testing can be time-consuming and costly, Taiuti said, requiring developers to create three-dimensional objects and configure scenes.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Presbyopia — the gradual loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects — commonly develops in middle age and often leads to the need for reading glasses.
    — Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
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“Grails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grails. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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