1
as in to find
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
archaeologists have begun to search the southern end of the valley, where they believe the underground tombs are located
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2
as in to explore
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
the Spanish conquistadors searched vast areas of the Southwest in their quest for the fabled cities of gold
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Recent Examples of search
Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement quickly secured the campus and launched a search for the suspect, who fled the scene.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is actively searching for Kirk detractors or those who celebrated his death to impose punishment.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The company has also initiated a search process to find a permanent successor.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement quickly secured the campus and launched a search for the suspect, who fled the scene.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker and activist Basel Adra said soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) searched his house in the occupied West Bank after a group of Israeli settlers attacked him, his family members and a foreign activist on Saturday.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is actively searching for Kirk detractors or those who celebrated his death to impose punishment.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search
Noun
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The hunt begins But the shooter wasn’t in the crowd.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The flurry of updates came three days after Robinson was arrested following an intensive hunt for Kirk's killer.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The typical price of a single-family home in the United States is about $368,000, jumping roughly 13% over the past 5 years and 38% over the last decade, the ABC News data team found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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And Sheen does find the words to tell more harrowing stories of addiction and excess that defined his Hollywood spiral.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The video shows several angles of the teen walking in the show, which celebrated the 100th birthday of artist Robert Rauschenberg, and explored the relationship between art and fashion.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
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Various previous studies have already explored DNA as a potential storage medium.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Much of the attention headed into Election Day was on Tiawana Brown’s quest to keep her seat amid a federal indictment over alleged misuse of COVID-19 relief funds and Marjorie Molina’s heated primary campaign.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The quests in the other two books are there to give players more gold and magic items to buff up their characters.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The advisory, issued on August 20 by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), urged agencies to scan chargers, roadside weather stations, and traffic cameras for rogue radios or other components embedded in inverters and batteries.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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On the flip side, secrecy triggers hypervigilance, where one partner obsessively scans for signs of deception or hidden threats, and naturally so given the suspicious nature of the matter.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The duration of a root canal depends on where the affected tooth is located and the degree of the infection.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Because disc golf is so easy to play — and easy to locate on just a few acres — people keep building disc golf courses.—
Nate Heinold,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The program partners with waste pickers, sorters and traders who comb landfills and other waste collection facilities for recyclable materials.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Authorities are combing through video from the scene, including this video which appears to show a person on the roof immediately following the shooting, according to sources familiar with the ongoing investigation.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Participating buyers agree to purchase produce from farms that adhere to the program’s stringent set of protections for workers, let workers be informed about their rights by the CIW and allow independent auditors to investigate complaints from their fields.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The study team investigated 54 crouching burials that had previously been found at 11 archaeological sites.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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