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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
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
Gone, too, is the heavy law enforcement presence that for days scoured every square inch of Nancy Guthrie’s property, which spans thousands of square feet.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
The 20-year-old has scoured candidate websites but been frustrated by social media.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Foothill League remains scoured with talent, but the coaches agree there doesn’t seem to be an overwhelming favorite for the title.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
MorphCostumes has scoured the world for alternatives to Chinese production, including Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Cambodia.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 26 Feb. 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
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
Gone, too, is the heavy law enforcement presence that for days scoured every square inch of Nancy Guthrie’s property, which spans thousands of square feet.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
The 20-year-old has scoured candidate websites but been frustrated by social media.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Foothill League remains scoured with talent, but the coaches agree there doesn’t seem to be an overwhelming favorite for the title.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
MorphCostumes has scoured the world for alternatives to Chinese production, including Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Cambodia.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoured
Verb
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Tong was in possession of multiple bags, which officers later searched through after obtaining a search warrant, discovering several bottles containing substances commonly used in the manufacture of meth, according to the outlet.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The Chicago Police Department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs has opened an investigation into two officers who searched Talley last weekend before he was taken to Swedish Hospital.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 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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Carter also co-founded a non-profit in his community called The Local Voice, which aided women fighting breast cancer.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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The story of the site, which was subsequently bought by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in 2005, is told in MySpace, a documentary directed by Tommy Avallone and produced by Gunpowder & Sky, the company founded by former MTV boss Van Toffler.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 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
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Sources close to the investigation told 60 Minutes police combed through security footage and cellphone data from near Van Gaver's property and from a dozen other robberies.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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To help you get started, CNBC Select combed through dozens of auto insurers and based our analysis on cost, customer service, and other factors.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Scoured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoured. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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