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
Hundreds of law enforcement officers are scouring the streets for inmates who escaped a city jail on May 16.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 20 May 2025
However, the new-pope's social media and public statements have already been scoured and dissected for political affiliations and statements.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Clearly, users saw this as a cultural victory for America all around, and the internet reacted by scouring the new Pope’s X (Twitter) feed for a vibe check.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Mothers frantically scoured aisles in search of posterboard and other supplies for big class projects.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 20 May 2025
However, the new-pope's social media and public statements have already been scoured and dissected for political affiliations and statements.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Clearly, users saw this as a cultural victory for America all around, and the internet reacted by scouring the new Pope’s X (Twitter) feed for a vibe check.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Mothers frantically scoured aisles in search of posterboard and other supplies for big class projects.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scour
Verb
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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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Ellie finds a small fishing boat to take her across the water to the aquarium.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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More information can be found online at pnw.edu/leadership-institute or by reaching out to the Leadership Institute at leadershipinstitute@pnw.edu.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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