search out

phrasal verb

searched out; searching out; searches out

: to find (someone or something) by carefully looking

She searched out the needed information.

Examples of search out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Instead, people are searching out unique, more connected experiences related to people, culture and environment. —Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Others searched out the fish markets at Savaneta, the island’s oldest town and former capital, for the Sabbath meal of fresh barracuda, crabs, sailfish, wahoo, blue and white marlin, or black and yellow fin tuna. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025

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

Rhymes for search out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout