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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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Recent Examples of search
Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Others, however, merely remove certain names and terms from search results.
—Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
Rachel McRady, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
For months, Spoelstra and the Heat have searched for a versatile bench component to augment the starters, cycling through Jaime Jaquez Jr., Terry Rozier, Pelle Larsson and others.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Google is predicting a spike in search volumes this month for terms related to the recession that came to define the late 2000s.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
Others, however, merely remove certain names and terms from search results.
—Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
After Valerie initially went missing, her owners and helpful locals searched for the pet for days.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
For months, Spoelstra and the Heat have searched for a versatile bench component to augment the starters, cycling through Jaime Jaquez Jr., Terry Rozier, Pelle Larsson and others.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search
Noun
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Sunday, April 20 Easter egg hunt: Families can have a fun and festive Easter with an egg hunt and photos with the Easter bunny at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 20 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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See Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and More The Prince and Princess of Wales once shared that their children previously celebrated Easter with a kid-favorite tradition: an egg hunt!—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With Mark Scheifele and Connor cycling on the outside, trying desperately to find a chance in the middle, Iafallo drove to the net and jumped on a Scheifele rebound, scoring the game-tying goal while off balance in the slot.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those few minutes sent students scrambling for cover and barricading themselves around campus until authorities found them.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Rams were high on Ferguson even as one of a few scenarios explored in the first round.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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As well as that, animal-lovers won't want to miss Octopus, a two-part documentary special exploring the life of a giant pacific octopus narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (there's even a cameo by comedian and octopus-obsessive Tracy Morgan).—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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After landing their franchise quarterback in 2024 and making the playoffs during Bo Nix’s encouraging rookie season, this offseason has been about careful upgrades designed to help Denver take another step forward in its quest to become real contenders — and not just in 2025.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Hunter averaged over 100 snaps per game in his final season with Colorado amid his quest to turn the program around, alongside Shedeur and Deion Sanders.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Off the coast of Sicily, Italy, a scuba diver scanned the seafloor for anything that looked man-made or generally just interesting.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Upon arrival, travelers simply scan a QR code and start their vacation faster.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In other words, while the remains were located over the span of two months, that does not indicate the victims died around the same time.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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No special skills were needed to locate the bounty given they were spread out across the grass in plain sight.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Nader has dismissed her insight completely, triggering a grimy investigation montage of exercise, combing through files, thinking while brooding in the company of coffee, cigarettes, and an old car door propped up on a chain-link fence for target practice.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Even the best recruiters can only comb through so many resumes before their vision begins to blur, upping the risk of missing out on the ideal hire.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Secondly, investigating the relationship between immediate and medium-term returns following the earnings announcement to guide trading choices after the release.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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While the researchers were investigating their ChoiceJacking attacks last year, Google independently updated its confirmation with the release of version 15 in November.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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