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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
Officers searched the home, but Melodee was nowhere to be found.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Detective Jeremiah Hanson reached out to the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center, a group of nine states that shared law-enforcement data, and asked for a historical record of every time someone had searched Ryan’s name—during a traffic stop, for example.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Scholtes also allegedly searched for pornography on his PlayStation for a few minutes during that time, but the judge in the case issued an order earlier this month stating that this information could not be introduced at trial.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
It was discovered in her purse when agents searched her vehicle later.
—James Hill, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Officers searched her purse and found several unopened condoms and drug paraphernalia.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Nasser allegedly searched for video of the 2022 shooting at Tops Friendly Market and texted with a juvenile identified as Person 1 with a reference to a potential New Year’s Eve attack, the complaint said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Deputies and K-9s searched the area, and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office turned to the public for help identifying the suspect.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
Officers searched the strip club for other possible criminal activities and checked the people inside for outstanding warrants.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Detective Jeremiah Hanson reached out to the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center, a group of nine states that shared law-enforcement data, and asked for a historical record of every time someone had searched Ryan’s name—during a traffic stop, for example.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Scholtes also allegedly searched for pornography on his PlayStation for a few minutes during that time, but the judge in the case issued an order earlier this month stating that this information could not be introduced at trial.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
It was discovered in her purse when agents searched her vehicle later.
—James Hill, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Officers searched her purse and found several unopened condoms and drug paraphernalia.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Nasser allegedly searched for video of the 2022 shooting at Tops Friendly Market and texted with a juvenile identified as Person 1 with a reference to a potential New Year’s Eve attack, the complaint said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Deputies and K-9s searched the area, and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office turned to the public for help identifying the suspect.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
Officers searched the strip club for other possible criminal activities and checked the people inside for outstanding warrants.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searched
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However, former Federal Air Marshal Peter Johnson — who founded Archway Defense, which has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade — told WCCO the street is not the place to challenge a federal agent's orders.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The OpenSnow reporting and forecasting service is predicting four to eight additional inches at many resorts between Wednesday evening and Friday morning, although founding meteorologist Joel Gratz acknowledged that the weather models for this system have been a bit confounding.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Isola and others explored one such training scheme in a recent paper.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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Through a series of interviews with longtime KC residents such as Alvin Brooks, Banks explored the history and future of Dunbar, once a vibrant neighborhood.—
Mara Williams,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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After Shirley posted the video, the Minneapolis Star Tribune visited the same day-care centers and also combed through court filings and state enforcement records.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
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The host's hair was styled in his usual gelled-up 'do, combed up in the front and partly off to the side.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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My eyes scanned the crowd for Leo.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The State Election Board later concluded last year that Fulton County likely scanned more than 3,000 ballots twice during the recount.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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To understand what makes the mRNA shots special, the researchers examined blood and tissue samples and found that the COVID shots appeared to activate the innate immune system — a fundamental, early-warning defense mechanism that alerts other parts of the immune system to prepare for an attack.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their study shows that while some planets are destroyed during the early post-main sequence phase, Earth is likely safer than the close-in giant planets examined.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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More than half of the agents surveyed had at least one home delisted in Q4 2025.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Among the 10 industries surveyed, government faces the steepest challenges due to legacy systems.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Back in the '80s and ‘90s, Star Search scoured the country to find the next big thing, and, honestly, didn’t do a bad job!—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
27 Dec. 2025
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Our editors have scoured the market for the 10 best faux fur coats that won’t get you on PETA’s naughty list this Christmas.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 Dec. 2025
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The number of killings investigated last year fell to 67, with 57 of those categorized as murders — excluding cases such as justifiable homicides — a total not seen since 1967, according to data compiled by this news organization.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The shooting is being investigated by the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Searched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searched. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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