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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
Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
The host's hair was styled in his usual gelled-up 'do, combed up in the front and partly off to the side.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
An Army veteran with extensive survival training, Decker managed to evade capture as teams from multiple counties and federal agencies combed vast stretches of wilderness.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The sandy shores are combed for seaweed and trash nightly, which earned the town a Blue Wave certification.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
The stretch of road was closed for about three hours on Saturday as investigators combed the scene, but reopened late in the evening, police said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Yet researchers who combed through decades of league data and box scores recognize Al Baker’s 23-sack season in 1978 with the Detroit Lions as the unofficial all-time leader.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
Yes, every outlet from the New York Times to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Scotsman to the Los Angeles Review of Books was combed through.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Her mother insisted her hair be combed, her face washed, tier clothes pressed.
—Stephanie Mansfield, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
After Shirley posted the video, the Minneapolis Star Tribune visited the same day-care centers and also combed through court filings and state enforcement records.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
The host's hair was styled in his usual gelled-up 'do, combed up in the front and partly off to the side.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
An Army veteran with extensive survival training, Decker managed to evade capture as teams from multiple counties and federal agencies combed vast stretches of wilderness.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The sandy shores are combed for seaweed and trash nightly, which earned the town a Blue Wave certification.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
The stretch of road was closed for about three hours on Saturday as investigators combed the scene, but reopened late in the evening, police said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Yet researchers who combed through decades of league data and box scores recognize Al Baker’s 23-sack season in 1978 with the Detroit Lions as the unofficial all-time leader.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
Yes, every outlet from the New York Times to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Scotsman to the Los Angeles Review of Books was combed through.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Her mother insisted her hair be combed, her face washed, tier clothes pressed.
—Stephanie Mansfield, Vogue, 2 Nov. 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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Officers searched the home, but Melodee was nowhere to be found.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Detective Jeremiah Hanson reached out to the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center, a group of nine states that shared law-enforcement data, and asked for a historical record of every time someone had searched Ryan’s name—during a traffic stop, for example.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The most meticulous work on this subject was carried out by David Noble, a historian of technology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Ramon is known for making meticulous in-court analyses for bail and custody decisions.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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However, former Federal Air Marshal Peter Johnson — who founded Archway Defense, which has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade — told WCCO the street is not the place to challenge a federal agent's orders.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The OpenSnow reporting and forecasting service is predicting four to eight additional inches at many resorts between Wednesday evening and Friday morning, although founding meteorologist Joel Gratz acknowledged that the weather models for this system have been a bit confounding.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Step by careful step, Holbrook climbed, holding out bologna and cheese until two pairs of cautious eyes peeked back.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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My eyes scanned the crowd for Leo.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The State Election Board later concluded last year that Fulton County likely scanned more than 3,000 ballots twice during the recount.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Combed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combed. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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