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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
at the last minute she rummaged a costume from the attic
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as in searched
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
he rummaged the desk drawer trying to find the spare keys
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Recent Examples of rummaged
The suspects also rummaged through his unlocked van, but nothing was taken.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
During the April break-in, Brent said that Austin Lanz smashed through the back door with a sledgehammer, opened their blinds, and rummaged through their bed.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
During the April break-in, Brent said that Austin Lanz smashed through the back door with a sledgehammer, opened their blinds, and rummaged through their bed.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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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
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Those orders kept the attorney general from enforcing the national security law while the app's leaders searched for a buyer.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The hearing, which Judge Margaret Garnett said will be brief, is designed to determine whether Mangione's backpack was lawfully searched when he was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Several Venezuela residents told TIME that the fear of what might be discovered on their phone at a checkpoint has guided their behavior in the days since Maduro's ouster.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Slavin told the local Martha's Vineyard Times that a neighbor discovered Forté alone on his kitchen floor, prompting the 911 call.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Disney had scanned this stuff back in 2014.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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Once scanned, the link can redirect users to fake login pages, malware downloads or tracking sites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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But the lessons learned from the disasters have to steer NASA in its drive to push boundaries.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have learned how stingrays swim with impressive control.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Rummaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rummaged. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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