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
Next chance of showers returns by Sunday evening Several weak disturbances will traverse the Upper Ohio Valley, leading to partly cloudy skies, but with deep moisture scoured out, rain chances will be absent for the most part Friday through Sunday afternoon.
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Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Several friends took the far side of the river; others scoured the median that the flood had created.
—Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
In 2009, after having scoured the neighborhood for years, Hermès paid 73 million pounds, or $117 million, for the New Bond Street space, according to real estate sources.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
This story’s author, StyleCaster contributing writer Jessie Quinn, scours the internet for the best of the best to ensure readers walk away with items recommended by our team, industry experts, and more.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 June 2026
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Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Several friends took the far side of the river; others scoured the median that the flood had created.
—Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
In 2009, after having scoured the neighborhood for years, Hermès paid 73 million pounds, or $117 million, for the New Bond Street space, according to real estate sources.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
This story’s author, StyleCaster contributing writer Jessie Quinn, scours the internet for the best of the best to ensure readers walk away with items recommended by our team, industry experts, and more.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scour
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Investigators are searching for 22-year-old Oscar Sanchez-Munoz after a standoff at a home in the 700 block of Brookside Avenue.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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At a certain point, letting those structures come apart a little brings you back to spontaneity, to searching, to surprise, and above all, to simplicity.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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After her grandmother died, the family found letters Smith had written home during the war.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The sixth skydiver could not exit the plane and was found fatally injured inside.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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