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
Hey Savi launched its eponymous app in the United Kingdom today, a search platform for women which uses AI to help shoppers scour the internet for the right outfit for sale using just descriptions or even a screenshot.
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Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Valles Marineris is an enormous rift valley system on Mars that scientists want to scour for traces of liquid water, which may exist in sheltered niches and serve as an habitat for possible life.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 31 May 2026
For months, the casting directors pored over hundreds of tapes and scoured social media and talent agencies to find their version of the Kennedy scion.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
That story appears in fragments across the album; sleuths will have a field day scouring the record for its copious Easter eggs.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 29 May 2026
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Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Valles Marineris is an enormous rift valley system on Mars that scientists want to scour for traces of liquid water, which may exist in sheltered niches and serve as an habitat for possible life.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 31 May 2026
For months, the casting directors pored over hundreds of tapes and scoured social media and talent agencies to find their version of the Kennedy scion.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
That story appears in fragments across the album; sleuths will have a field day scouring the record for its copious Easter eggs.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scour
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Jackson and his confidante allegedly ordered child pornography At the end of Episode 1, Amen describes how many of Jackson’s associates had their homes searched in the wake of his arrest.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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By greatly expanding the dimensions of his images, with their muted palettes, tight cropping, found symmetries, and laconic wit, had the maestro of the photographic epigram betrayed his subtractive aesthetic?—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Everyone will find the easy-access power outlets and bedside controls a plus.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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