SEARCH (FOR OR OUT) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

search (for or out)

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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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Emomee plans to attend Mipcom later this year to pursue new deals across distribution and licensing.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
The show is still selling out the Lyceum Theatre two years later—and remained a hit even after the departure of the Tony-winning Escola, who left the New York production in 2025 to pursue other opportunities.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

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Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority CEO Doug Kreulen said Parton’s life exemplified the values the airport seeks to nurture.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
Twenty-five years on and seeking revenge, Robbie infiltrates his gang from the bottom up in order to kill the man responsible, only to discover that the British underboss is grooming him to settle a debt no one was ever meant to survive.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

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In Georgia, officer Sierra Carroll used Flock to look up a single license plate more than 4,000 times over a 16-month span while employed by the Perry Police Department, USA TODAY’s analysis found.

— Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
August has been filled with exciting space news, giving skywatchers plenty of reasons to look up.

— Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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