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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
Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Her mother insisted her hair be combed, her face washed, tier clothes pressed.
—Stephanie Mansfield, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of volunteers combed fields and streets, posting fliers and canvassing neighborhoods, their eyes peeled for any sign of the small blonde girl.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
As part of those investigations, his team combed through thousands of terabytes of abhorrent pictures.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Her dark hair swept over the right side of her head with curls combed down over her shoulder.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Tennessee authorities announced Saturday that no survivors have been recovered from a massive explosion at a rural manufacturing plant a day earlier after more than 300 investigators combed through the blast site.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
In the hair department, the Skims founder kept things simple, with her pixie style combed forward and her wispy bangs falling neatly over her face.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
When the humans return, there are only a handful, better clothed, hair braided and combed, new fashions.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Her mother insisted her hair be combed, her face washed, tier clothes pressed.
—Stephanie Mansfield, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of volunteers combed fields and streets, posting fliers and canvassing neighborhoods, their eyes peeled for any sign of the small blonde girl.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
As part of those investigations, his team combed through thousands of terabytes of abhorrent pictures.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Her dark hair swept over the right side of her head with curls combed down over her shoulder.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Tennessee authorities announced Saturday that no survivors have been recovered from a massive explosion at a rural manufacturing plant a day earlier after more than 300 investigators combed through the blast site.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
In the hair department, the Skims founder kept things simple, with her pixie style combed forward and her wispy bangs falling neatly over her face.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combed
Adjective
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All-mountain skiing is a style of skiing that covers the entire mountain, from groomed trails to powder, bumps, trees, and variable terrain.—
Marina Knight,
Outside,
17 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, Grindelwald-Wengen, with 64 miles of groomed runs, is the largest ski area in the Jungfrau Region.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deputies and K-9s searched the area, and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office turned to the public for help identifying the suspect.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Nov. 2025
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Deputies and K-9s searched the area, collected evidence and interviewed nearby residents and employees at businesses who may have witnessed or overheard the attack.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Aster's craftsmanship matches his lead's, with Hereditary being as controlled and meticulous as the miniature tableaux Collette's character creates.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The rules on how nurse practitioners can see patients in Missouri are meticulous.—
Meg Cunningham,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jared Isaacman, who founded the payments company Shift4, has organized, funded and commanded two private astronaut missions to Earth orbit, both of them using SpaceX hardware.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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All the company had emitted since Gates founded it in 1975 would be gone, the full footprint washed away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Those same records also showed that the only other purchases of BAM in the state of Colorado had been from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife agency and the National Parks Service — both of which maintained careful records of any use of the drug, per the indictment.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Students attending class each day are shown a QR code, which, after being scanned, takes them to a multiple-choice question that appears to vary by person.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Oct. 2025
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Of our participants, 35 agreed to be scanned with a form of brain imaging called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) both before and after the birth of their child.—
Anthony Vaccaro,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Combed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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