search out
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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Maybe search out some Diamond Crystals.
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Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Instead, search out a simple preemergent herbicide labeled for controlling crabgrass.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2026
Next search out the magnitude 3 star Vindemiatrix in the constellation Virgo.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Gosling gets into the concept in a new promo, searching out a coveted First-Timers Club smoking jacket and then roaming the halls outside Studio 8H wreaking havoc, harassing the cast and generally playing the big shot.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
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Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Instead, search out a simple preemergent herbicide labeled for controlling crabgrass.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2026
Next search out the magnitude 3 star Vindemiatrix in the constellation Virgo.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Gosling gets into the concept in a new promo, searching out a coveted First-Timers Club smoking jacket and then roaming the halls outside Studio 8H wreaking havoc, harassing the cast and generally playing the big shot.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Search out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20out. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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