as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic
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Recent Examples of scour
Since moving to news, Letourneau has appreciated the chance to broaden his scope and scour the Bay Area for important topics that might go overlooked.
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Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Pop Mart scours the world for artists each year, Si said, but most don't make the cut.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
This spring, Vogue is teaming up with writer Biz Sherbert to scour the country for the most stylish young Americans across all 50 states.
—Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
As with any economic disruption, people with the least have been hurt the most, leaving them to scour already bare-bones budgets for new places to cut back.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Pop Mart scours the world for artists each year, Si said, but most don't make the cut.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
This spring, Vogue is teaming up with writer Biz Sherbert to scour the country for the most stylish young Americans across all 50 states.
—Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
As with any economic disruption, people with the least have been hurt the most, leaving them to scour already bare-bones budgets for new places to cut back.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scour
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Body-camera footage shows him being placed in handcuffs, while agents searched his FedEx truck for some sign of Athena.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Citizens for Positive Growth & Preservation is searching for an opening.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the analyst, whom the firm did not name due to the sensitivity of the activity, found that vessels are still moving through the strait, with traffic picking up in recent days to roughly 15 ships per day, according to the firm’s report posted on Substack.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Two dead sharks were found stranded on North Carolina beaches during Spring Break, and researchers aren’t sure what killed them.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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