search (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search (for)
Verb
  • Another piece of legislation, Senate Bill 1484, which sought to prevent algorithmic discrimination against employees and require disclosure of AI’s role in employee assessment, was passed by the Judiciary Committee but went no further in the legislative process.
    Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
  • The shift in tactics is welcome news for Ukraine and its European allies, who have long sought to convince Trump to crank the pressure on Putin.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Keep an eye on the weather forecast closer to the peak to find out local viewing chances.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
  • To find out, McCleery and his colleague Chris Dutton gathered 40 toy rabbits and replaced their stuffing with electrical components that run on solar power.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • In one of his final public acts, Osbourne designed and signed limited-edition t-shirts to raise funds for the campaign, urging the UK government to ban the import of hunting trophies from endangered species.
    Amanda Castro Gabe Whisnant Anna Commander Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
  • Hakimi’s protagonist straddles the thin line between reality and fantasy, between cultures and languages, between hunting and being hunted.
    Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • Instead, leading Senate Republicans released a discussion draft, accompanied by a request for industry feedback, earlier this week.
    Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • This was accompanied by Osbourne's debut solo single, Crazy Train, which was released in 1987.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Verb
  • The truck may have been taking up a small portion of a bike lane that runs down Broadway near Cedar St. at the time of the attack, a police source with knowledge of the incident said.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
  • There are 32 active volcano systems in the region spread across three rift zones, all part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a mountain range that mostly runs down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • For decades, archaeologists have been digging up enigmatic hominin fossils across East and Southeast Asia.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2025
  • In 2018, after Gunn criticized then-President Donald Trump on then-Twitter, right-wing commentator Mike Cernovich dug up old tweets Gunn had posted between 2008 and 2012, making jokes about pedophilia, rape, and the Holocaust.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Today’s agreement is a sign that our voices have been heard.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2025
  • If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • New advances in telescopes and instruments could eventually give astronomers the ability to detect the faint objects through viewing.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 July 2025
  • Comprehensive protective intelligence including digital risk and threat monitoring to scan for and detect threats on social media and deep and dark web venues, as well as continual assessment of the threat landscape and the executive’s evolving profile.
    Control Risks, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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“Search (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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