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
Rescuers scoured the area for hours until suspending the search at about 2 a.m., deputies said.
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
Becoming her own boss With the help of her father, Sullivan scoured local flea markets, antique malls and thrift stores for vintage charms and chains.
—Sophie Caldwell
lauren Shamo, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Fearful Lina scours her village for clay pots, holding treasures but trapping ghosts.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 May 2025
Meanwhile in China, Liu’s 80-year-old grandfather began visiting his local police station in search of old records, and her brother scoured his government contacts for anyone who could help.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
Becoming her own boss With the help of her father, Sullivan scoured local flea markets, antique malls and thrift stores for vintage charms and chains.
—Sophie Caldwell
lauren Shamo, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Fearful Lina scours her village for clay pots, holding treasures but trapping ghosts.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 May 2025
Meanwhile in China, Liu’s 80-year-old grandfather began visiting his local police station in search of old records, and her brother scoured his government contacts for anyone who could help.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scour
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It had been visited by an investigator, searching for locations where someone may have spotted Chandler around the time of the murders.—
Ruth Chenetz,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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But despite searching for days with members of the community, Gardner and Fishlock had to return home to mainland Australia, leaving the island without her.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Stay away from open fields, hill summits, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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Fears that a serial killer is at large were reignited by the recent discovery of a body in a Texas lake, where 19 corpses have been found over the past three years.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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