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
Authorities continue to scour the rubble to gather evidence, including searching for clues on the cause of the fire that engulfed the complex, a law enforcement source briefed on the investigation told CNN.
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Crews scoured the area but found nothing.
—Madison Smalstig, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Simply tear off a sheet of heavy-duty foil, wad it up to form a homemade scouring pad, and get to scrubbing.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Pan and his girlfriend scoured the proclamation, social media and even ChatGPT trying to understand.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Crews scoured the area but found nothing.
—Madison Smalstig, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Simply tear off a sheet of heavy-duty foil, wad it up to form a homemade scouring pad, and get to scrubbing.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Pan and his girlfriend scoured the proclamation, social media and even ChatGPT trying to understand.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scour
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The cooler will be searched and tagged at the gate.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Oct. 2025
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The private archeological company exclusively searches for treasure and artifacts from the 1715 Treasure Fleet, a fleet of Spanish ships that sank off the coast of Florida in 1715 while carrying massive amounts of precious cargo, per the organization’s official website.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Drivers from outside of Finneytown, using GPS to find Dutch Bros, don't know alternate routes to the store.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Analyzing its grocery orders that included candy in 2024, Instacart found each state's Halloween candy preferences.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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