1
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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Recent Examples of search
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Getty Images – Shares jumped 4% after Getty reached a multiyear licensing agreement with Perplexity AI to enable the display of Getty Images content through its search tools powered by artificial intelligence.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Garry placed a single buckboard wagon in the yard, searching for inspiration.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The team is made of experts from across the State Department, along with two urban search-and-rescue teams from the fire departments of Fairfax County, Virginia, and Los Angeles County, California.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Getty Images – Shares jumped 4% after Getty reached a multiyear licensing agreement with Perplexity AI to enable the display of Getty Images content through its search tools powered by artificial intelligence.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
In 2024, officers searched a property in Winsted, Minnesota, following a tip, though no new evidence was found.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Garry placed a single buckboard wagon in the yard, searching for inspiration.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search
Noun
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The throughline here is a hunt for a MacGuffin known as the 752, named for the year of the Talamasca’s founding.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025
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The hunt for the Pillowcase Rapist, which was the subject of a series of stories that led to then-Miami Herald police reporter Edna Buchanan winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1986, was cold until a DNA hit in 2020, following the arrest of Koehler’s son.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Plus, his thoughts on whether or not Nicolle really went on the show to find love after her comments on the Women Tell All.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the wake of Satterfield's death, her family found themselves in a legal saga with Alex who had hatched a moneymaking scheme.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This interplay between exploration and espionage continues today, even when the surface of the world has been almost completely explored.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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This is a wake-up call to venture beyond your comfort zone and explore what truly excites your mind again.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Our never-ending quest to live longer and healthier lives is set to get a big boost from AI technology.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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This is a key advancement in the long quest to make wearable robots practical for everyday use.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Many managers also scan for breaches to see if your current passwords have been exposed.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In addition to locating victims’ remains, the on-site work involved removing and disposing of explosives that didn’t detonate in the blast.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Across town, Mark Fontana leaned over a slab of granite in a monument manufacturing shop located right next to the Italian cemetery, full of headstones in various stages, giant stone cutting machines, diamond-grinders and a room for sandblasting headstones.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hundreds of volunteers combed fields and streets, posting fliers and canvassing neighborhoods, their eyes peeled for any sign of the small blonde girl.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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As part of those investigations, his team combed through thousands of terabytes of abhorrent pictures.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These anthropological detectives of sorts are charged with quietly monitoring, researching and investigating the supernatural entities that make up the Immortal Universe.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Valak first appears in The Conjuring 2, when the Warrens are in England, investigating the Enfield poltergeist — the case of a young girl allegedly experiencing a supernatural force taking over her body.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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