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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 scoured
Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Meanwhile, his fan club spread out in a suite perched behind the visiting on-deck circle, where friends, mentors and family members scoured his every twitch.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
When run, the malicious package scoured systems for sensitive data, including user profiles, warehouse credentials, cloud provider keys, API tokens, and SSH keys, developers said.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
During Arctic Dolphin, a multinational NATO force of frigates, helicopters and patrol aircraft scoured the Norwegian Sea in pursuit of two submarines — one Norwegian, one German — posing as adversaries.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
For the next 14 years, mosque leaders scoured Vacaville for a larger space.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
American aircraft scoured rugged, mountainous terrain for the missing servicemembers while taking enemy fire.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
To that end, AD recently scoured the country to find the prettiest college campuses in the United States, taking into consideration both architectural legacy and setting.
—Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
The 20-year-old has scoured candidate websites but been frustrated by social media.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
First Cesari scoured Facebook groups and asked ChatGPT and Gemini for leads.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Meanwhile, his fan club spread out in a suite perched behind the visiting on-deck circle, where friends, mentors and family members scoured his every twitch.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
When run, the malicious package scoured systems for sensitive data, including user profiles, warehouse credentials, cloud provider keys, API tokens, and SSH keys, developers said.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
During Arctic Dolphin, a multinational NATO force of frigates, helicopters and patrol aircraft scoured the Norwegian Sea in pursuit of two submarines — one Norwegian, one German — posing as adversaries.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
For the next 14 years, mosque leaders scoured Vacaville for a larger space.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
American aircraft scoured rugged, mountainous terrain for the missing servicemembers while taking enemy fire.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
To that end, AD recently scoured the country to find the prettiest college campuses in the United States, taking into consideration both architectural legacy and setting.
—Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
The 20-year-old has scoured candidate websites but been frustrated by social media.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoured
Verb
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Police previously searched for Hicks at local homeless shelters and encampments, reported The Evening Sun, citing family.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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At the scene, Brown, according to his arrest warrant, was detained and searched.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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But ground teams detected the helium leak in Starliner's service module in the aftermath of the scrubbed countdown.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
25 May 2024
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There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.—
Chantha Nguon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2024
Verb
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The building is full of character, having at turns been home to a book press, bank, and, most appropriately, the founding headquarters of the Danish Spirit Producers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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The letter, sent Friday, comes amid a high-stakes legal battle currently playing out in an Oakland federal courtroom between onetime partners Altman and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who in 2015 co-founded the AI company best known for creating ChatGPT.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Fill the crack in the door with the epoxy wood filler, spreading a small bit of the paste over the sanded area to help close and bond the edges of the crack together.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Martha and Tabby cleaned his body, combed his hair, and put a suit of clothes on him, including a shirt made by one of his sisters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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But one particular area, near the crime scene, still needs to be combed over.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Scoured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoured. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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