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search (for or out)

verb

Definition of search (for or out)next
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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  1. pursue
  2. seek
  3. look up
Verb
  • While Paul pursues acting in front of the camera, his wife has built a career behind it.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Bears are pursuing a contentious move to Indiana, where state officials have offered over $1 billion in public support to build a new stadium in the northeast city of Hammond, just on the other side of the Illinois border.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of pursue
Verb
  • Complimentary yoga is offered daily, alongside a full menu of spa treatments and private soaking pools for those seeking greater seclusion.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The report arrived six weeks before an election where Collins is seeking her sixth term against Democrat Troy Jackson.
    — PATRICK WHITTLE, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of seek
Verb
  • Let the Academy members pet it, and the movie’s flagging Oscar fortunes may be looking up again.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The weather bell is an invitation to look up from the bubble of our phones and engage with the world around us.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of look up
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“Search (for or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%20or%20out%29. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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