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sought-after
[ sawt-af-ter, -ahf- ]
adjective
- that is in demand; desirable:
a sought-after speaker.
sought-after
adjective
- in demand; wanted
Word History and Origins
Origin of sought-after1
Idioms and Phrases
Also, much sought after . Very popular, in demand, as in He was much sought after as a throat specialist, particularly by singers . This expression uses the past participle of seek in the sense of “desired” or “searched for.” [Late 1800s]Example Sentences
She says the sought-after polymetallic nodules are themselves home to some creatures, which use them as a substrate.
Streamed online, played in front of hundreds of spectators, it is now perhaps the most sought-after date in the schoolboy rugby calendar.
Anora's triumph shakes up the race for the most sought-after award at the Oscars next month.
One of the most sought-after parties is Spotify's event honouring the nominees for Best New Artist of the year.
Brooklyn was without its leading scorers, Cam Thomas and Cameron Johnson, with Johnson expected to be one of the most sought-after players before the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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