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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
Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Already, PoseSwin’s designers could begin to track how and where these predators moved in search of seasonal food.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The defendant then got on his phone and started searching for auto body repair shops, started calling and texting with technicians, and proceeded to take his car to a repair shop, Campbell said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Dan Kaplan, managing director at global executive search firm ZRG Partners, told CNBC companies risk losing trust if their public comments are not backed up by action.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Already, PoseSwin’s designers could begin to track how and where these predators moved in search of seasonal food.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Police searched for the green Ford F-150 and its driver, but soon came to the conclusion that Dickey was lying.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The defendant then got on his phone and started searching for auto body repair shops, started calling and texting with technicians, and proceeded to take his car to a repair shop, Campbell said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
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Noun
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As a result, there’s less clutter around the room by way of remotes and menus (although a hunt for what would’ve been a handy phone charger proved fruitless as well).—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Warned about assignments, encouraged to job hunt This story is based on interviews with 10 current and former Post staffers drawn from both the newsroom and the business side of the paper.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hopefully there will be new quests also, though this isn’t mentioned anywhere.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some of them are the product of the calendar, and others are the byproduct of brainstorming from teams’ marketing departments and their never-ending quest to keep fans interested during rebuilding seasons.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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