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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Her store, which was established 47 years ago, specializes in mother-of-the-bride or groom dresses from Olvi’s, Teri Jon, Connie Roberson, Komorov, Robin Kaplan and more, and her strategy is to continue to search out brands that are unique to the area. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026 Astronomers plan to peer at Sextans A again with JWST to search out more PAHs, using high-resolution spectroscopy. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026 So important are Rubicon units that the Ukrainian security services are now intensively searching out their forward bases. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025 In the Pennsylvania incident, a Delta flight that was boarding at the time of the incident was searched out of an abundance of caution, the airline confirmed to Fox News Digital. Ashley J. Dimella , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for search out

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“Search out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20out. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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