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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
Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Valid court orders usually include the name of the court, the judge's signature, the exact address of the search, what or who is being sought and the date issued.
—Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2025
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Romero said Hispanic business managers should inform their employees not to invite ICE agents into private areas of the workplace, as this would give them the right to search those areas.
—Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The search covered more than one million square meters, or 247 acres, and was the first time a search of that magnitude had been completed in that area for the case, according to the FBI's Seattle field office.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Valid court orders usually include the name of the court, the judge's signature, the exact address of the search, what or who is being sought and the date issued.
—Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
After Rivas was identified, law enforcement searched a house on Doheny Place, around the block from where the car was towed.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Romero said Hispanic business managers should inform their employees not to invite ICE agents into private areas of the workplace, as this would give them the right to search those areas.
—Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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The Nez Perce Tribe holds exclusive treaty rights to fish, hunt and gather on the land where the mine is planned.—
Kevin Fixler
September 20,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Sep. 2025
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Although the hunt for Decker may be over, the tragedy wrought on his family is lasting.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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From garage startups to legendary manufacturers, the quest for ultimate power has produced engines that would have appeared pure science fiction decades ago.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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In response, the 2008 American captain Paul Azinger left no stone unturned in his quest to help his players at Valhalla.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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