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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
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
As part of that announcement, the club said that Kay Cossington, who previously led Sixth Street’s global women’s soccer strategy, would be leading sporting efforts at the club moving forward, including the search for a new coach.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Police started searching the area near South Clay Street and North Drive and found a man carrying a machete and commanded him to drop it, the department said in a news release.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Security guards conduct basic metal detector searches at the front, and the rear doors are fenced off in an open-air parking lot.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
As part of that announcement, the club said that Kay Cossington, who previously led Sixth Street’s global women’s soccer strategy, would be leading sporting efforts at the club moving forward, including the search for a new coach.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Police started searching the area near South Clay Street and North Drive and found a man carrying a machete and commanded him to drop it, the department said in a news release.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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Imagine carrying a device in your pocket that can measure sea level rise with pinpoint accuracy, detect earthquakes hundreds of kilometers away, or even help hunt for elusive dark matter.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Jacob Latreille, 21, is accused of killing 13 alligators during overnight trips in April after videos of these hunts were found on the phones of his friends.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Millions of people have joined us in our quest to MAKE AMERICA, GREAT AGAIN.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the quest to add more than 90,000 housing units in Nashville over the next decade, a new leadership council is bringing together leaders from across the city’s private, public and nonprofit sectors.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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