as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic
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Recent Examples of scour
If planting gardens feels intimidating, don’t be afraid to scour the internet for inspiration.
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Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
23 June 2026
Out of more than 300 patients who had their neck arteries scoured, Italian researchers reported, those with higher levels of plastics-laden plaque were more likely to suffer strokes, heart attacks or sudden death during the next three years.
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Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Police quickly scoured nearby surveillance footage to get to the bottom of what happened — one camera did reveal what occurred.
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Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
This set the astronomical community scouring space in the direction of the constellation Eridanus for potential sources for an electromagnetic counterpart to this event with a range of telescopes.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 June 2026
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Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
23 June 2026
Out of more than 300 patients who had their neck arteries scoured, Italian researchers reported, those with higher levels of plastics-laden plaque were more likely to suffer strokes, heart attacks or sudden death during the next three years.
—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Police quickly scoured nearby surveillance footage to get to the bottom of what happened — one camera did reveal what occurred.
—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
This set the astronomical community scouring space in the direction of the constellation Eridanus for potential sources for an electromagnetic counterpart to this event with a range of telescopes.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 June 2026
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In the last three months alone, Depop searches for babydoll dresses have increased by 144%, Y2K low- rise jeans by 102%, and peep toe heels by 108%, according to the platform.
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Enterprises and boards are continually searching for advantages and opportunities.
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Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.
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His attorneys contend the containers found on Pino’s boat were collected from other friends’ vessels partying with them on the sandbar that day.
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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