search party
noun
: an organized group of people who are looking for someone or something that is missing
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An independent search party organized by Celine Cremer's friends and family found her phone on Saturday at a waterfall, Tasmania Police said in a statement.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The event is to be followed by a community search party.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
In January 2014, nearly 70 years after George was executed, a judge held a two-day hearing, which included testimony from three of George’s surviving siblings, members of the search party and several experts.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
His body was found by a search party several hours later.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The event is to be followed by a community search party.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
In January 2014, nearly 70 years after George was executed, a judge held a two-day hearing, which included testimony from three of George’s surviving siblings, members of the search party and several experts.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
His body was found by a search party several hours later.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Search party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20party. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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