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in search of

idiom

: attempting to find : looking for
Scientists are in search of the answer.

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Over the course of November, our team scoured the web and endlessly scrolled in search of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2025 Like in Treasure Island, the story follows a young man named Jim Hawkins, who meets a group of colorful characters in search of a legendary treasure. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025 Mike Blake | Reuters Black Friday was once considered the biggest in-person shopping day of the year, drawing huge crowds to stores in search of bargains. Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025 Nancy using an overhead projector to mark up a map of Hawkins, noting all the territory Hopper has re-patrolled in search of Vecna, becomes a tidy little metaphor for all the backward gazing. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in search of

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“In search of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20search%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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