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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
Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Likens, too, after his appointment was approved, commented on the search process.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Ruddy Garita and Detective Darin Sliker were searching for a BMW that had been reported stolen.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Google may have escaped the most serious consequences in its most recent antitrust fight with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), but the European Union is still gunning for the search giant.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Likens, too, after his appointment was approved, commented on the search process.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
That trade-off has left researchers searching for a way to make printing both eco-friendly and durable.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Ruddy Garita and Detective Darin Sliker were searching for a BMW that had been reported stolen.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search
Noun
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Churchill hopes Netflix will find a way to capture the hunt for a sea creature in the province’s unspoiled landscape and pristine shorelines ahead of a possible second season.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The other two teams — San Francisco (71-69) and Seattle (73-67) — remain on the fringe of the playoff hunt.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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Much of the attention headed into Election Day was on Tiawana Brown’s quest to keep her seat amid a federal indictment over alleged misuse of COVID-19 relief funds and Marjorie Molina’s heated primary campaign.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The quests in the other two books are there to give players more gold and magic items to buff up their characters.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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