HOLY GRAIL Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

holy grail

noun

Definition of holy grail

as in plan

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Recent Examples of holy grail Matsson grew up with America, and American music, as the holy grail — the folk and blues icons like Dylan and James, the punk bands, the counterculture. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026 Interesting Engineering has extensively reported on the different approaches to building quantum computers and how research institutes and startups are both pursuing the same holy grail. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 Plus, secure my holy grail K-beauty skin care device and $10 at-home manicure hack. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 This one is a nice pick for yourself or someone else who wants to try a handful of trending beauty brands to find their new holy grail products. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2026 Navigating a changing climate, Marian develops interspecies alliances on a quest for the holy grail. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Instead, volumizing mascara lovers may just have found their new holy grail, particularly those who want volume without clumping. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026 Scientists are now eyeing other hearing-loss targets, including the holy grail — the GJB2 gene. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 This is the technology that is considered the holy grail for the next era. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The new plans also include more changes to the project's lighting and traffic patterns.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt could change plans and go with Foster Griffin on Saturday.

— Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of plan

Noun

Such designs can help militaries integrate new equipment without rebuilding their entire communications infrastructure around a single platform.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The handbag would go on to become one of Fendi’s most celebrated designs.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of design

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By contrast, long-term investing remains focused on owning productive assets, participating in economic growth and aligning investment decisions with broader financial objectives.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Their view was that corporations certainly did have other objectives and Milton Friedman and Hayek and others all felt that profits cannot or should not be used to evade the law.

— John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of objective

Noun

Astronomers were left with the troublesome task of pairing up two weird objects, smushing them together and hoping to get Lucifer as a result.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
According to the team, the coordination is important because pushing or lifting an object changes the forces acting on a humanoid’s body.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of object

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Combined with its co-founders' pledge to donate 80% of their equity and an employee donation matching program, roughly 20% of Anthropic's shares will be dedicated to public purposes, excluding any additional shares added later.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Future deployments Placing the geothermal plant on top of a natural hydrothermal vent was a one-time test for purely research and demonstration purposes, Redd said.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of purpose

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The Commission’s proposed 46% target falls short of that ambition, and of its own analysis, which identifies 50% as the economically optimal pathway to 2040.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Still, Musk has a track record of setting optimistic release targets for Tesla products, only to miss them by years.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of target

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The National Capital Planning Commission, a federal panel that reviews major construction projects, posted new renderings and accompanying documents provided by the Interior Department, which is overseeing the controversial project.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The experience gave Steer a new focus and shift in his life and the opportunity to help Garland with the project came at the best time.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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