Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searched (for)
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If jumping to conclusions were an Olympic sport, these premature commentators who sought to create a narrative would receive gold medals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026 -
The partial restoration came as security forces maintained a heavy presence across central Tehran, according to residents, with riot police, Revolutionary Guard units and plainclothes officers deployed at key locations as authorities sought to contain unrest.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the mystery in South Wales, another unlikely discovery unfolded in England, where unusually large Roman shoes were dug up in Northumberland, and will be on display at the Roman Army Museum beginning in February.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
8 Jan. 2026
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With smoke and water damage, almost everything was tossed, and even the yard had to be dug up and replaced.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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But when a talented and mysterious new girl is introduced at the last minute, things start to get strange — girls are being hunted and attacked one by one.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 Jan. 2026
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Pumas largely disappeared from the region about a century ago as they were hunted to near-extinction by sheep farmers attempting to protect the animals from predation.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 Dec. 2025
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Acrisure Stadium is one of the trickier places to kick in the NFL, as Loop found out last week when his potential game-winning kick sailed wide right on the final play.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Although Anna kept the violent incident to herself for years, her mother later found out about what happened to her daughter.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Rheinmetall revealed that the technology will reduce the production costs of green hydrogen through lower investment in the overall system, accompanied by a doubling of power density or an improvement in efficiency of over 10%.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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Each president's portrait is accompanied by a placard describing events during their time in office, including Clinton's impeachment.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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The team security guard who ran down the back hallway, ecstatic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Efinger then ran down the stairs and opened another door, which the complaint alleged also lacked a DE or protective system, leading to the outside tarmac.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
2 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of people have peacefully made their voices heard.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Senate Education heard testimony on the bill, indicating lawmakers are serious about the proposal, but the committee has not yet taken a vote.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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As Hurley discovered, living in a major metro area is no guarantee your doctor is up to date on LGBTQ+ health care.—
Zach Dyer,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the study, Yale School of Medicine, or YSM, researchers discovered elevated GLO1 levels in the brains of animals with excessive levels of cellular calcium, finding that the brain increased GLO1 expression as a protective mechanism to mitigate the effects of the calcium dysregulation.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Searched (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searched%20%28for%29. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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