search party
noun
: an organized group of people who are looking for someone or something that is missing
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Ilda Alva and her search party kept going, past Camp Mystic to the ranch where Jose Olvera was a groundskeeper.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Alyssa Kapaun is organizing a search party and asking the community to meet at Terrace Oaks West Park at 8 on Friday morning.
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Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
29 May 2026
Questions have swirled around Peglar’s true identity since 1859, when the search party spotted a skeleton wearing clothing that did not match his rank but included his personal documents — some of the only documents to ever be recovered from the disaster.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
One of the men who had found the bones led the search party to the area, and nearly complete skeletal remains were found as well as multiple items of clothing and personal belongings, according to the sheriff's office.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2026
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Alyssa Kapaun is organizing a search party and asking the community to meet at Terrace Oaks West Park at 8 on Friday morning.
—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
29 May 2026
Questions have swirled around Peglar’s true identity since 1859, when the search party spotted a skeleton wearing clothing that did not match his rank but included his personal documents — some of the only documents to ever be recovered from the disaster.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
One of the men who had found the bones led the search party to the area, and nearly complete skeletal remains were found as well as multiple items of clothing and personal belongings, according to the sheriff's office.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for search party
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“Search party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20party. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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