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
We’re transfixed by the power of these LLMs to scour the entire Internet in seconds, build responses based on collective consciousness, and get us our answers right away, without that tedious old job of doing the research.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
After scouring the reviews of more than 100 amusement parks across the country, here are the ones with the longest lines and what visitors have to say.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Take a scouring pad and a wire brush to clean the grill rack of debris.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Natural meets human history Free of scouring ice and glacial deposits, Driftless rivers carved the landscape through soft bedrock, creating steep banks with limestone and sandstone cliffs and caves.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
After scouring the reviews of more than 100 amusement parks across the country, here are the ones with the longest lines and what visitors have to say.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Take a scouring pad and a wire brush to clean the grill rack of debris.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Natural meets human history Free of scouring ice and glacial deposits, Driftless rivers carved the landscape through soft bedrock, creating steep banks with limestone and sandstone cliffs and caves.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 26 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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Scientists have found a new way to cheat the system – which is both ingenious and disturbing.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Senior-level Secret Service officials knew about the potential threat on Trump’s life, though the information was not specific to the July 13 rally or a specific gunman, the report found.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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