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be after

VERB

angle (for)

Synonyms

WEAK

aim for cast about for connive conspire contrive fish for hint hunt invite look for maneuver plan plot scheme seek solicit strive try for

VERB

seek

Synonyms

STRONGEST

explore follow investigate pursue

STRONG

chase comb delve dragnet fan fish hunt inquire mouse nose prowl quest ransack root scout scratch

WEAK

beat the bushes bird-dog bob for cast about delve for dig for ferret out fish for go after gun for leave no stone unturned look about look around look high and low run after search for search out sniff out track down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore shun

WEAK

answer find neglect reply

Example Sentences

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What were your conversations about where your characters would be after all these years?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

What will your household income be after your husband’s job changes, and what percentage of your income will that $17,000 a month make up?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

In those dark days, JB Straubel, one of the brains behind Tesla’s battery technology, found renewed faith in what Tesla could be after quietly retrofitting a Mercedes sedan with his electric powertrain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Instead, it will be after a six-month period.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Send word to the Captains that they shall wait on me here, as soon as may be after the third hour has rung.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

be after

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