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Definitions for seeking
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quest, seekingnoun

    the act of searching for something

    "a quest for diamonds"

  2. seekingnoun

    an attempt to acquire or gain something

Wiktionary

  1. seekingnoun

    action of the verb to seek

  2. seekingadjective

    that seeks something specified

ChatGPT

  1. seeking

    Seeking refers to the act of searching, exploring, or striving to obtain, achieve, or find something. It involves a directed effort towards a goal, pursuit of knowledge, or a quest for something desired or considered important.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Seeking

    of Seek

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seeking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2227

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seeking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2935

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seeking in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seeking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of seeking in a Sentence

  1. Greg Terry:

    It was a comprehensive investigation, collaborative one. . . as they reviewed all of the uses of force, all the officer-involved shootings, citations, just a host of documents over a period of years, almost immediately we became proactive in seeking outside policy consultants to look at use of force policies, increased level of training and supervision and oversight of officers.

  2. Alberto Carvalho:

    The federal government can't order schools to do A, B or C, certainly, the President is seeking the maximum reopening we can get not just of schools, but of the economy.

  3. Natali Tene:

    I'm not looking for anything, I'm not seeking any particular amount, what other way is there to make this situation right ? I've never been in a situation like this before.

  4. Bernadette Hiller:

    We are devastated and are seeking answers, this was so sudden and unexpected. This has been a nightmare for his family.

  5. College Board spokesman Zach Goldberg:

    As a matter of test security, we do not share any information that could aid anyone seeking an advantage.

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