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as in to find
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 to explore
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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as in to pursue
to go in search of
every year major league scouts crisscross the country to search for young players with promising talent
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Recent Examples of search
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The options are part of more than 60 new features Airbnb announced this week in its latest update spanning all aspects of the platform from searches and payments to customer service and hosting.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Garry placed a single buckboard wagon in the yard, searching for inspiration.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The spectator stays with her, in deep empathy, in her incessant search for an impossible, impeccable conduct.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The options are part of more than 60 new features Airbnb announced this week in its latest update spanning all aspects of the platform from searches and payments to customer service and hosting.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
In 2024, officers searched a property in Winsted, Minnesota, following a tip, though no new evidence was found.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Garry placed a single buckboard wagon in the yard, searching for inspiration.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search
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By the late nineteen-eighties, Soviet women were accustomed to coming home after a draining work day to run unmechanized households and hunt for vanishingly rare food and clothing for their children, who were primarily their responsibility.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Gibson Films is even producing a new documentary, Lost to the Future, which follows the global hunt for McFly’s iconic red ES-345 guitar.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are preparing to enter the final test in their quest for a repeat World Series championship.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Concerns about an artificial intelligence bubble are on the rise — but many investors are willing to put them to one side in the quest for mounting returns.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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