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 solution is built to scour the Internet, including e-commerce websites, to analyze competitive product matches, market data, search patterns, assortment information and more.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
The Cowboys will also likely scour the free agent market for a potential inside linebacker to pair with Overshown.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Local, state and federal law enforcement surged to the area and have spent over three weeks scouring the rugged desert landscape for Guthrie or any evidence that could bring her back home.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Investigators, particularly those with FBI technical units, will use geo-fencing to scour the cell towers around Guthrie’s home for cellphone users.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
The Cowboys will also likely scour the free agent market for a potential inside linebacker to pair with Overshown.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Local, state and federal law enforcement surged to the area and have spent over three weeks scouring the rugged desert landscape for Guthrie or any evidence that could bring her back home.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Investigators, particularly those with FBI technical units, will use geo-fencing to scour the cell towers around Guthrie’s home for cellphone users.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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The university is searching for local partners and developers to broaden its housing options, Kelley said.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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On day two, passengers will see a totally different type of Canadian landscape as the train passes through more arid scenery, including canyons where prospectors once searched for gold, and then stops for the night in the small city of Quesnel.—
Jessica Poitevien,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainians, ever resilient, have found some ways to cope with the cold.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2026
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Worshippers arriving for the day's first prayers found the damage and a smoldering fire that spewed black smoke across the entrance of the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in the town of Tell, near Nablus, and stained the ornate doorway.—
AREF TUFAHA,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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