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verb

past tense of comb

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Recent Examples of combed
Verb
Diamant and Kafka combed the park for it to no avail. Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025 Even better, the researchers at GreenLight Biosciences combed through bioinformatic databases to find just the right gene to disrupt to avoid collateral damage to honeybees and other harmless species. Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024 Last year, Winter combed through the archives and picked out his favorite moments from four decades of solstice celebrations. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024 Advertisement Researchers and journalists combed through the videos and identified 288 people — including seven women and 12 children — who were killed. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 The 4-layer coverlet is made of 100% combed cotton. Terri Williams, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Since then, groups in the Netherlands and Belgium have combed through medical records to examine outcomes of pregnant patients with these types of abnormal results. Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024 Think tanks the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust combed through official waiting time data for emergency and planned care, as well as a government survey on hospital waits, to find out who was being worst affected by delays. Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 In central Beirut, rescue workers Friday combed through the rubble of a collapsed building, searching for survivors of an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in the Lebanese capital the night before. Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combed
Verb
  • After recapturing Jerusalem’s Holy Temple, which had been converted into a place of idol worship, the website says, the Maccabees searched for pure oil with which to light the Temple menorah.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And yet, despite accepting the reality of the injury and what lies ahead of him, Moe Wagner searched for the good in the situation while keeping a smile on his face Monday.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • No matter how meticulous evidence is gathered, its value can diminish without transparent, comprehensive reporting.
    Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • None of these answers are dull or obscure, which is the result of meticulous word list grooming and a high standard for fill.
    Deb Amlen, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Merlin founded the Perpetual Path Foundation, whose goal is to create quality financial education content for students.
    William Jones, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Before founding the company, Gözen trained as a designer and received Vogue Italia’s Most Visionary Designer award under her own womenswear label in 2012.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • The review process is careful for a reason – and perhaps the only real method of speeding it up is the one Zeldin has proposed: reassigning staff so there are more people to share the work.
    Jeffrey Gore, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
  • From examining markets and assessing team capacity to reviewing current offerings, the decision to expand to a second storefront is one that requires careful consideration before any concrete plans are put in motion.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

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“Combed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combed. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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