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• sought-after
  sought-after

  adjective

  that is in demand; desirable.
• sought after
  sought after

  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]

sought-after

American  

[sawt-af-ter, -ahf-] / ˈsɔtˌæf tər, -ˌɑf- /

adjective

1. that is in demand; desirable.

   a sought-after speaker.

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sought-after British  

adjective

1. in demand; wanted

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sought after Idioms  

1. 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]

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Etymology

Origin of sought-after

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

"I think some people refer to that as a mini-Hong Kong or mini-China," he said, adding that developments in Trumpington and Eddington were also sought after.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Director Knud Adams, one of the most sought after directors of new plays, brings his acclaimed productions of ‘English’ to the Wallis and “Primary Trust’ to the Mark Taper Forum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Social media influencing has become a sought after career choice for many young people.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

By carefully changing the proportion of these elements, they discovered they could push the material from one quantum phase to another, including the sought after topological superconductor phase.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Patricia was two years below us but everyone was in awe of her drawing skills, and her stuff was always sought after at the Art Exchanges.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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