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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 combed
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
To find out, ProPublica and FRONTLINE combed through social media, court records and news stories.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
To investigate the question, the team first combed through genomic, metabolic, and other data.
—Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Police sealed off the building and blocked several roads, while forensic experts in white protective suits combed the area for evidence.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The team has specifically and methodically combed through Moore’s previous statements point by point to expose any potential lie or exaggeration.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Investigators combed through nearly 7,000 texts exchanged between Marsha Allen and Ashley Jones over the three months before Harold died.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Because Buckley has short hair, a chignon or updo was not an option—but combed neatly back with a side part, clearing the face, feels like a very Grace Kelly detail.
—Ana Serrano, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
Police also covered the lake in those first few hours, and dogs and drones have combed the area to no avail.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
For combed cotton, shorter fibers have been removed to enhance durability and the high-end look and feel.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
Gandy and other family members combed through Jacob Strand’s 10-acre property and searched neighboring properties as well.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
To find out, ProPublica and FRONTLINE combed through social media, court records and news stories.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
To investigate the question, the team first combed through genomic, metabolic, and other data.
—Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Police sealed off the building and blocked several roads, while forensic experts in white protective suits combed the area for evidence.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The team has specifically and methodically combed through Moore’s previous statements point by point to expose any potential lie or exaggeration.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Investigators combed through nearly 7,000 texts exchanged between Marsha Allen and Ashley Jones over the three months before Harold died.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Because Buckley has short hair, a chignon or updo was not an option—but combed neatly back with a side part, clearing the face, feels like a very Grace Kelly detail.
—Ana Serrano, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
Police also covered the lake in those first few hours, and dogs and drones have combed the area to no avail.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combed
Adjective
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That part of the plan includes improving 40 miles of summer trails and 10 miles of groomed cross-country ski trails and redesigning two trailheads that will encourage more people to recreate in the White River National Forest.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Okrent portrays Sondheim as witty and endearing, but also poorly groomed, remote, caustic, quick to anger — and, mostly, quick to forgive.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ashley searched the property, then called her sister-in-law, Heather, to ask if Athena was at her home up the hill.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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British police subsequently launched a criminal probe and searched Mandelson’s houses in London and western England.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Taiwan is considering the years-long process of restarting two reactors because of the current crisis, which will require meticulous inspections, safety checks and control system verifications.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Miyashita, the cult Japanese designer behind early-2000s punk label Number (N)ine and later TheSoloist, is known for fusing meticulous Japanese craftsmanship with distinctly American motifs.—
Samantha Lee
Connect
April 17,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When one landowner stuck a fireworks stand on the property across the way and was letting consumers shoot them off on-site, Foreman fought it by founding the Church of Peace and Quiet.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ksubi Ksubi is celebrating 420 by dropping a new capsule collection with STAYME70, the premium cannabis brand founded by former professional basketball player Carmelo Anthony.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This requires careful monitoring of key parameters such as sugar and acidity from veraison through to harvest.—
Maureen Mackey , Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Somewhere within him is the spirit of the patriotic teenager and the careful lower-court judge who rejected any notion of party loyalty or judicial agenda.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Once in a while, black flats compress the space, framing a single character’s face, bathed in a bleaching white light, as if their vulnerabilities were being scanned by an MRI.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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Formatting breaks, conversions get messy, and scanned documents feel painful to work with.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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