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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 scour(s)
Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 22 May 2026
If your pharmacy lists a price that’s too high for comfort, try searching your GLP-1 medication on a site like GoodRx, which scours pharmacies and finds coupons to present you with the cheapest options.
—Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Pop Mart scours the world for artists each year, Si said, but most don't make the cut.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Ackley’s department, which includes a dozen scouts, scours the college ranks looking for future NFL talent.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Cox plays a mysterious drifter called Strindler who scours the West for the names of dead Mexican laborers and pays top dollar for them.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of the Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
The front office scours every available market.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The software scours the open internet and the dark web for information relevant to police investigations with AI tying together data on people of interest.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
This story’s author, StyleCaster commerce editor Katie Decker-Jacoby, scours the internet for the best of the best to ensure readers walk away with items recommended by our team, industry experts, and more.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 22 May 2026
If your pharmacy lists a price that’s too high for comfort, try searching your GLP-1 medication on a site like GoodRx, which scours pharmacies and finds coupons to present you with the cheapest options.
—Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Pop Mart scours the world for artists each year, Si said, but most don't make the cut.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Ackley’s department, which includes a dozen scouts, scours the college ranks looking for future NFL talent.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Cox plays a mysterious drifter called Strindler who scours the West for the names of dead Mexican laborers and pays top dollar for them.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of the Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
The front office scours every available market.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The software scours the open internet and the dark web for information relevant to police investigations with AI tying together data on people of interest.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scour(s)
Noun
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Two runs scored on wild pitches by Michael Lorenzen (2-8), who gave up eight runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The lineup absorbed only tweaks, not overhauls, in the offseason after finishing 26th in runs.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
Verb
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This will, no doubt, inflate the number of AI Mode searches even more.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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Hundreds of thousands took to the streets, including Ahangarani, who searches in vain for a friend in Tehran’s Revolution Square as police crack violently down on protestors.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The start of the novel finds the family’s patriarch, Tomás, on the Irish peninsula with his son, Liam, engaged in a cartography expedition that is part of the greater Ordnance Survey of 1865 project.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Fashionistas will rejoice at Zingara Vintage, which caters to serious collectors, with racks of Victorian pieces, 1950s cabana wear, and groovy 1970s denim, with prices that reflect the rarity of the choice finds.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The daughter, who is a minor and whose age is not specified, allegedly suffered abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and a parasitic infection that required prescription medication.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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The Minnesota Department of Health says blue-green algae can cause symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, rash and headache.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Both hitters, Contreras in particular, admired their shots before beginning their trots around the bases.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The Dominican team set a WBC record for home runs in this tournament – and, presumably, a record for ensuing bat flips and elaborate home run trots that turn a perfunctory trip around the bases into a performative celebration of national identity and personal swagger.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Scour(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour%28s%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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