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
The Navy has shifted from search and rescue to recovery operations, withholding the Marine’s name while crews scour roughly 2,400 square miles with military ships and aircraft.
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Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Cops were scouring the area looking for surveillance footage that can help track down the suspects.
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Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Facebook Marketplace, Healy felt, would be where Angela would spend her time scouring for the right lamp or the perfect couch cushion.
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Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
26 June 2026
Bring the swirly retro vibes to you without having to scour page after page of vintage sites.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
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Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Cops were scouring the area looking for surveillance footage that can help track down the suspects.
—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Facebook Marketplace, Healy felt, would be where Angela would spend her time scouring for the right lamp or the perfect couch cushion.
—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
26 June 2026
Bring the swirly retro vibes to you without having to scour page after page of vintage sites.
—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for scour
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scour
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Prosecutors argued during the hearing that the murders were premeditated, as a cup that was in front of Benning in a photo was missing when police searched the scene.
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Kamran said rescuers were searching through the rubble after receiving reports that more children could be trapped beneath the debris.
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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 3 Jul. 2026.
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