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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While searching out the origin of the beeps, Robert and Samuel end up connecting with their community in unexpected ways—and reëxamining their place within it.
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Kirk Johnson, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
However, observers in some lucky U.S. states and Canadian provinces will get the chance to see something less impactful but still worth searching out — a rare view of an eclipsed sun rising in the east at sunrise.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
There's definitely some value in consulting a text guide this way rather than spending a minute or two searching out the same information using current online resources.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Rather than leaning on the missions of inspectors general, whose job is to search out waste and fraud at government agencies, Trump has moved forcefully against them, flouting statutes that require a 30-day notice and specific reasons for their dismissals.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kirk Johnson, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
However, observers in some lucky U.S. states and Canadian provinces will get the chance to see something less impactful but still worth searching out — a rare view of an eclipsed sun rising in the east at sunrise.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
There's definitely some value in consulting a text guide this way rather than spending a minute or two searching out the same information using current online resources.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Rather than leaning on the missions of inspectors general, whose job is to search out waste and fraud at government agencies, Trump has moved forcefully against them, flouting statutes that require a 30-day notice and specific reasons for their dismissals.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Search out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20out. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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