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as in to find
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
archaeologists have begun to search the southern end of the valley, where they believe the underground tombs are located
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as in to explore
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
the Spanish conquistadors searched vast areas of the Southwest in their quest for the fabled cities of gold
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as in to pursue
to go in search of
every year major league scouts crisscross the country to search for young players with promising talent
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Recent Examples of search
Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
There's also no search function like the Google Pixel Screenshots app, which seems like a mistake.
—ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Pamela Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Marketing pressure can all too easily lead individuals on the wrong path when searching for legal help.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Noun
Criminal charges do not appear to have been filed against either Pure Tonic Marketing or Ticket Squeeze as of July 18, according to an online search of court records.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
There's also no search function like the Google Pixel Screenshots app, which seems like a mistake.
—ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Verb
For two days, the family waited in anguish as crews trudged through thick mud and debris searching for victims and survivors.
—Pamela Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Marketing pressure can all too easily lead individuals on the wrong path when searching for legal help.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search
Noun
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The annual 10-day hunt, which ran from July 11 to July 20, encouraged participants to remove invasive Burmese pythons from several locations in South Florida, according to The Palm Beach Post and Naples Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Ferguson improvised a song about the end of the egg hunt to calm his grandson down.—
Maia Nehme,
Charlotte Observer,
22 July 2025
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Dana [Sano, from Republic Records,] and Spring really went on a quest to figure out who our partner should be.—
Abby Webster,
Billboard,
18 July 2025
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Hurts and the Eagles will begin their quest for a second straight championship in less than a week when training camp gets underway.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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