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as in found
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 explored
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 searched
The most searched for breakfast casserole in the South is the all-time favorite, the Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
The family searched desperately for their bodies and eventually found them at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center south of Tehran.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The residence being searched is that of the person who was detained, according to reports.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
This comes after Nancy's home was searched and declared a crime scene after the initial report of her disappearance.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
The sheriff’s department said its deputies and FBI agents also searched a location in Rio Rico, a city south of Tucson where the man lives.
—Ty Oneil, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Local authorities, with the help of federal investigators, also searched a property in Rio Rico, Arizona in connection with the case.
—Jessica Schladebeck, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
British police searched two homes linked to Peter Mandelson on Friday investigating alleged misconduct in public office over leaked government secrets to Jeffrey Epstein.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Bernier said schools had not been searched as of that evening.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 6 Feb. 2026
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
The family searched desperately for their bodies and eventually found them at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center south of Tehran.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The residence being searched is that of the person who was detained, according to reports.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
This comes after Nancy's home was searched and declared a crime scene after the initial report of her disappearance.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
The sheriff’s department said its deputies and FBI agents also searched a location in Rio Rico, a city south of Tucson where the man lives.
—Ty Oneil, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Local authorities, with the help of federal investigators, also searched a property in Rio Rico, Arizona in connection with the case.
—Jessica Schladebeck, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
British police searched two homes linked to Peter Mandelson on Friday investigating alleged misconduct in public office over leaked government secrets to Jeffrey Epstein.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Bernier said schools had not been searched as of that evening.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searched
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Pietro Loro Piana founded the company as a wool mill in 1924 in the country’s Quarona.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Film and Music Entertainment was founded by Taylor in 2000 and has produced over 75 features with over 120 European production companies, winning multiple awards at Venice, Berlin, Sundance and Cannes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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The late Cuban modernist painter, whose boundary-blurring art explored his complex Afro-Asian Latino heritage, is currently having his largest-ever American retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
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With the high vacancy rates in most school districts, introducing an entrepreneurial approach for those able, suitable and seeking to educate should be explored, via national study in conjunction with our universities.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the other corner, hair combed neatly back and beard tidily trimmed, stood Maxwell Jacob Friedman, the reigning All Elite Wrestling World Champion.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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For nearly three years, Dillard combed private databases, accessing records of 911 calls made during automobile accidents, officials said.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount, the affidavit says.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The tests range from several hundred to several thousand dollars, depending on which sections of the body are scanned, and are not covered by insurance.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The department said Wednesday that biological evidence from Guthrie’s Tucson-area home was being examined and that DNA profiles were at a lab for analysis.—
Ed White,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The nearly eight-week study, published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, examined 39 overweight and obese participants between 36 and 75 years old.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The damage was documented by National Weather Service employees who surveyed the area.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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As for who was surveyed, there were more Republicans than Democrats participating in the poll.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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In the aftermath of the attack on the group’s rescue planes, which scoured the Florida Straits in search of Cuban boaters and rafters attempting to flee the repressive Castro regime, President Bill Clinton implemented sweeping sanctions against the island.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Chef Rodrigo Cárdenas and his team scoured coastal restaurants from the Pacific to the Gulf for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch menus featuring everything from sea bass tempura fish tacos and a variety of ceviches to lobster, snapper and shrimp.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her death is being investigated as a possible domestic violence homicide, police said.—
Timia Cobb,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this month, a newborn baby died from a listeria infection in New Mexico after the infant’s mother drank raw milk, and officials there are warning people off those products while the death is being investigated.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Searched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searched. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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