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
On June 27 the radiant will be visible above the horizon for the entire night, but will be at its highest before the sun sets, making the post-dusk hours the best time to scour the sky for elusive meteors, per stargazing website in-the-sky.org.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 June 2025
The couple scoured the southern Maine housing market for nearly two years, striking out time after time.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
At times the language is rambling and exuberantly experimental; at others, Crews plays with scouring away all sense until what remains is as jagged and bare as a heap of scrap metal.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Use a personal data removal service to clean up your online footprint
Scammers often scour the internet for your personal information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 June 2025
The couple scoured the southern Maine housing market for nearly two years, striking out time after time.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
At times the language is rambling and exuberantly experimental; at others, Crews plays with scouring away all sense until what remains is as jagged and bare as a heap of scrap metal.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Use a personal data removal service to clean up your online footprint
Scammers often scour the internet for your personal information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scour
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Authorities searched the Chatfield Reservoir for a missing paddleboarder Monday evening.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
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Abbott vowed that authorities will work around the clock and said new areas were being searched as the water receded.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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There, a tactical response team found a man lying dead with a weapon nearby, whom authorities believe was the shooter.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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The Stanford team found the top reason for resisting AI (45%) is lack of trust in system accuracy or reliability.—
Moin Roberts-Islam,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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