search out
phrasal verb
searched out; searching out; searches out
: to find (someone or something) by carefully looking
She searched out the needed information.
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Ashley J. Dimella , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
All this forces grizzlies to search out new food sources, and some of the best ones turn out to be ours.
—Molly Absolon, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
The series of deals comes as AI companies search out vast amounts of additional computing power in order to develop, train and use their models.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
This week, a gentle, pale boy is presenting on Martin Lindauer, who made foundational observations about scout bees—the bees who search out sites to build new hives.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Search out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20out. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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