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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Concern is intensifying as artificial intelligence companies pursue trillion-dollar valuations, and established internet giants pour money into developing advanced AI models while pushing them into the classroom.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Blanche also warned that authorities would pursue individuals who misuse SI against American taxpayers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

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Unlike journalists seeking records through the California Public Records Act, the watchdog can compel internal agency records.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
But some Democrats sought to preemptively dissuade their party from using a wave election to further stack the deck in a partisan fashion.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

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As the train passes under the Royal Gorge Bridge, Clawson encourages me to open the cab window, lean back, and look up.

— Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
In Clarksdale, visit the Delta Blues Museum; in Greenville, look up at the bald cypress trees in the Greenville Cypress Preserve.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2026

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