sought (out)

verb

Definition of sought (out)next
past tense of seek (out)
1
as in looked up

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as in looked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sought (out)
  1. looked up
  2. looked
  3. reached
  4. cast about
  5. hunted
  6. grabbed
Verb
  • Prosecutors Elizabeth Lipella and Taylor Collins presented evidence during the weeklong trial showing that the defendant and victim were in the same area when she was last seen, that Ryan looked up information on chloroform, alcohol and bleach.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • During the trial in the Tampa area, prosecutors pointed out that Kosowski repeatedly researched Cozzi and, days before the murder, looked up succinylcholine and its effect on the human body.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of looked up
Verb
  • Something may have looked manageable until real life entered the picture.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Teenagers and young adults were arriving with sudden-onset, elaborate tic-like behaviors that looked little like the syndrome psychiatrist Kirsten Müller-Vahl had spent decades treating.
    — Nebyou Belay, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of looked
Verb
  • Israeli strikes have killed at least 1,467 Palestinians in Gaza since a ceasefire was reached with Hamas nearly a year ago, according to the territory's Health Ministry, which doesn't give a breakdown of civilians and militants.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Recently, 10 year and 30 year US Treasury yields reached their highest levels since 2007 and 2002, respectively.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of reached
Verb
  • Next came an exhibition around a creepy Howdy Doody-ish figure that met countless violent fates while being cast about mechanistically on chains in 2016.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Meriwether’s video comes after comments from the show’s cast about a reunion.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cast about
Verb
  • According to Blankenship, bobcats cannot be legally hunted or trapped in Will County as harvesting is restricted to the southern and western halves of Illinois.
    — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The transition from tadpole to juvenile frog is never easy — legs sprout, tails shrink and lungs develop for a life on land, all while being hunted by fish and other predators.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of hunted
Verb
  • The store owner grabbed a gun and fired, sending the group fleeing empty-handed, according to FOX13 Seattle.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Protesters grabbed metal barriers blocking off the street and charged a row of cops before the officers were able to pull the barriers away from them.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of grabbed
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“Sought (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sought%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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