searched

past tense of search

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Recent Examples of searched The bodies of two of the victims were found as authorities searched the debris, Renye said. Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025 The Navy searched the area extensively, but after two weeks, Earhart and Noonan were declared lost at sea. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025 Numerous police officers responded to the campus, which was placed on lockdown, while officers and staff searched for the weapon and possible suspect. Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 In August, Jahn searched for apps that tracked the movement of ICE agents, according to the FBI. Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 O’Brien also searched Telfair’s home and took other items, including checks and pills. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025 Police searched his home and found clothing from some of the victims. Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025 The suspect allegedly downloaded a document containing a list of Department of Homeland Security facilities, searched for apps that tracked the presence of ICE agents, sought information on ballistics and searched for video footage of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, according to Patel. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 The areas searched were south of the water treatment plant and north of Hwy 183 on the first date, and north of the water treatment plant and south of Construction Road on the second date. Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searched
Verb
  • Electric Era, which was founded by SpaceX engineers, is ready to release its next product, one that is designed to address energy storage management and charging power demand concerns.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Now, Stern, who co-founded Apple Fitness+ and previously oversaw Ford's subscription services, aims to upgrade Peloton's products in an effort to match its wide range of class types with its hardware.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mangold was developing the Star Wars movie, Dawn of the Jedi for Lucasfilm, which was to have explored the origins of the Force.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But rarely, since Jokic rounded into MVP form, have the Nuggets explored lineups with two centers.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.
    Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The network then reportedly combed through additional archives in search of any other relevant recordings.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • William Prud’homme, 34, posted his discovery on the r/TheWayWeWere subreddit, a channel dedicated to old photos, scanned documents, articles and anecdotes from the past.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames grew out of control.
    Paul Rogers, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the governor's office told IndyStar that some of the no-bid awards and potential conflicts of interest are among what’s being examined by the probe.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The research examined the health data of more than 33,000 veterans from 1999 to 2024, pulled from Veterans Affairs (VA) records.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for an increase of 45,000.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Only 24% of employers surveyed their employees about their return to office plans in 2022.
    Peter Cappelli, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Crews scoured the area but found nothing.
    Madison Smalstig, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Pan and his girlfriend scoured the proclamation, social media and even ChatGPT trying to understand.
    Dian Zhang, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The case is being investigated as a homicide, with assistance from the Redwood City Police Department and the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Under Comey, the FBI investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its ties to Trump’s presidential campaign.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 30 Sep. 2025

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