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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Instead, people are searching out unique, more connected experiences related to people, culture and environment.
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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
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.
—Kirk Johnson, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 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
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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
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.
—Kirk Johnson, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 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
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“Search out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20out. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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