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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Plus, with more companies launching AI dashboards that comb through historical pricing data, there are even more tools to help find new ways to save this summer.
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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
This was determined by combing through each of the 30 Big League teams' subreddits on social media platform Reddit and determining the percentage of comments that contained an expletive.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
To help you get started, CNBC Select combed through dozens of auto insurers and based our analysis on cost, customer service, and other factors.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Today, the grimmest of tasks continues — confirming the crash toll by combing the Everglades debris.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
This was determined by combing through each of the 30 Big League teams' subreddits on social media platform Reddit and determining the percentage of comments that contained an expletive.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
To help you get started, CNBC Select combed through dozens of auto insurers and based our analysis on cost, customer service, and other factors.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Today, the grimmest of tasks continues — confirming the crash toll by combing the Everglades debris.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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Deputies searched the beach and found blood, two pairs of shoes, a Glock handgun and shell casings, according to an arrest affidavit police provided to the Daily News.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Navigate the map to a specific address or intersection by searching for it in the search box at the bottom of the map.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
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Prepare the planting bed by removing weeds and raking the soil even.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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Protect the Seed Stockman recommends raking the seeds into the lawn to ensure that there is ample seed-to-soil contact.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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Reyes asked that if any such signs were found that the government’s attorney be told.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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The sellout Garden arena gave a standing ovation as the ball found Josh Hart, who missed a wide-open corner three.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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“Comb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comb. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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