as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
combed the library for the missing book
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Recent Examples of comb
Veering from her trademark straight hair, which is typically combed flat, the Goop founder touched down in Italy on Tuesday morning, modeling the effortless, undone hairdo instead.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
The next morning, Day 5, the skies cleared and the 112 searchers combing the mountain that day postholed through as much as 18 inches of fresh powder.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Some people combed the beach to find debris.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Investigators spent the summer combing the wilderness of the Washington Cascades for Travis Decker – the man thought to have killed his three young daughters at a campground at the end of May.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
The next morning, Day 5, the skies cleared and the 112 searchers combing the mountain that day postholed through as much as 18 inches of fresh powder.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Some people combed the beach to find debris.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Investigators spent the summer combing the wilderness of the Washington Cascades for Travis Decker – the man thought to have killed his three young daughters at a campground at the end of May.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
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The Navy searched the area extensively, but after two weeks, Earhart and Noonan were declared lost at sea.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Officers began searching the area and located a man inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds in the 8200 block of Holmes Road.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Conrad was finally being honest about his feelings for Belly — sure, his timing could definitely have been better, but Steven raked him over the coals for it.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Crim, the journeyman first baseman, continues to rake.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ready to find your home’s true value?—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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And while temperatures continue to drop, the breezy ripped jeans have also found a fan in Rihanna, who’s already been spotted wearing the same pair twice.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Comb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comb. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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