"seek out" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1953 June, C. E. N. Watts, “Railway Through Lapland”, in Railway Magazine, page 384:",
          "text": "At the head of the fiord, and along its sides, can still be seen the hulks of German destroyers and submarines. These sought shelter in this secluded spot, but the British Navy sought them out and sank them.",
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          "text": "Some of us order far more than we need online. Some of us are so deep in the countryside that delivery vans must divert their routes to seek us out.",
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        {
          "ref": "2022 October 22, Maureen Dowd, “Ralph Fiennes, Master of Monsters”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "Ralph still seeks out physical release. Like Moses, he does his best thinking when he’s swimming. “I think challenging yourself physically is a great way of getting all the crap out of your head,” he said.",
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        "To try to locate; to search for."
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        "(transitive) To try to locate; to search for."
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "to try to locate",
          "word": "ricercare"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "to try to locate",
          "word": "scovare"
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      "sense": "to try to locate",
      "word": "ricercare"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to try to locate",
      "word": "scovare"
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  "word": "seek out"
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