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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
Kate Linderman
july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
The film’s plot is too complicated by half, as Mei’s search for her missing sister leads her to Marcello’s restaurant — not to be confused with the Forbidden City, where Yun apparently served as a prostitute.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 July 2025
Andrew Stanton
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
As rescuers search for people by air, land and water, officials are warning those in central Texas that the flooding threat is not over.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 7 July 2025
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Noun
The search for Manny’s body, which was concentrated to a plot that is 200 feet by 200 feet by 4 feet, took four weeks, deputies said.
—Kate Linderman
july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
The film’s plot is too complicated by half, as Mei’s search for her missing sister leads her to Marcello’s restaurant — not to be confused with the Forbidden City, where Yun apparently served as a prostitute.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 July 2025
Verb
The outlet reported on Monday that while rescue teams searched for survivors in floodwaters in Central Texas, Cruz remained in Greece and continued sightseeing.
—Andrew Stanton
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
As rescuers search for people by air, land and water, officials are warning those in central Texas that the flooding threat is not over.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search
Noun
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There were ranchers and writers in attendance, as well as employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory, all of whom use public land to hike, hunt and fish.—
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
8 July 2025
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And that hunt could include a deal to bring back a familiar face.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Some users are motivated by leaderboards, others by quiet streaks or personal quests.—
Sammy Rubin,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Everything England have done since losing 4-1 in India last year is to try to produce an attack that could win in Australia, hence the jettisoning of James Anderson, the quest for faster bowlers, and the Shoaib Bashir project.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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