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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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About 1,000 people attended an event Monday night by Turning Point USA, the group Kirk founded, at the university’s Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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He’s collaborated with the company since it was founded in 2022.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Their rise has caught the attention of big banks and the largest payments networks—so much so that Mastercard has explored stablecoin acquisitions of its own.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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There are new pairings to be explored!—
Michael Seater,
Them.,
11 Nov. 2025
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When the humans return, there are only a handful, better clothed, hair braided and combed, new fashions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Her mother insisted her hair be combed, her face washed, tier clothes pressed.—
Stephanie Mansfield,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 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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When selecting a specific use case to pursue, Pantone considered the struggles its customers had previously brought to the company’s attention and surveyed other tools on the market for designers and creatives.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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The CFOs surveyed, however, tend to focus on tactical tasks, such as diligence packs, audit-ready financials.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Detectives had already scoured the couple’s social media, trying to get a sense of who the Borgwardt family was.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The site scoured search engines, headlines and social media trends in making its choice.—
John Seewer,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The department then placed Kinsleigh with her grandfather, Brian Welty, between 2018 and 2021, while DCS investigated the case, according to the complaint.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
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The cause of the incident is now being investigated.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Searched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searched. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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