searched

verb

past tense of search
1
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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2
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 Brown was detained and searched at the scene, according to his arrest warrant. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Officers searched the area and found Heberling unresponsive in a nearby fenced-in grassy area in the 1400 block of Askew Avenue. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 Detectives also searched a second property in the 43000 block of Blooming Park Street in Lancaster on Tuesday. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 The Coast Guard searched the area for two days after Harris’s disappearance, but he was never found. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026 Haithcock served as interim superintendent for about a year while the district searched for a permanent leader. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026 The letter also points to reports on statements from officials such as FBI Director Kash Patel, who claimed at the time that the shooter had searched for apps that tracked ICE agents’ locations. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Saeturn was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on Monday, according to jail records, after Sacramento police officers searched his home. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Swifties searched for Easter eggs in the SVU sketch, indicating there might be clues about her next album. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searched
  1. found
  2. explored
  3. combed
  4. scanned
  5. examined
  6. surveyed
  7. scoured
  8. investigated
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  • BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google founded the Alliance in July — the same four companies represented on the panel.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The site is situated on the island of Lismore and is believed to have been founded by Saint Mo Luóc, an early Christian saint also known as Moluag.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of found
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  • Researchers have also explored how certain facial and auricular stimuli may interact with parasympathetic activity.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • GovTech officers explored the idea at the agency’s annual hackathon, developing a service that emphasizes compatibility and gives users more time to consider each introduction, according to the website.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of explored
Verb
  • Lojo and a colleague combed through some corridors, looking for clients who might have nestled in remote areas.
    — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Nollet and Anderson collaborated on a similar hairstyle the 2026 Kering Foundation Caring for Women Dinner earlier in September, only here her curls were teased and combed as if she’d slept in them.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of combed
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  • The audience is interacting with an object that had been scanned, that had been corrupted in some way.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Today, guests who spring for the front-of-the-line Lightning Lane pass as well as individual access to Rise of the Resistance can expect to pay around an extra $65 per person once having their tickets scanned.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • The book examined the ways that social actors can respond to dysfunction and decline in organizations, from businesses to political parties and governments.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Breakthrough Institute found 10 organizations files 67% of forest management lawsuits examined.
    — Chris Edwards, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • Economists surveyed by Bloomberg this month raised their forecasts for China’s trade growth for the year, now expecting exports to grow 17 percent and imports to rise 22 percent.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Roughly 50% of the merchants that Adyen surveyed reported an increase in the number of false declines—legitimate orders that overzealous fraud filters reject.
    — Mark Beare, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveyed
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  • Sitting in a pediatric intensive care unit last year, watching a ventilator keep her 17-month-old daughter alive, Emily Marris scoured the contents of her phone for evidence to give to California health and food safety investigators.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The public got the message, with some parents keeping their children indoors while police and herpetologists scoured that backyard for the snake.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of scoured
Verb
  • Richard Warren Middle School was placed on a security hold status while authorities investigated the report and determined the student did not have a gun, Kitchens said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
  • While officers investigated, a tow truck driver reported finding a man with a gunshot wound nearby, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of investigated

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