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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
Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
The search for less expensive and available land on which to build homes has led developers to the South Dixie corridor as the county gets set to open the new rapid-bus South Dade TransitWay that replaces the old busway and occupies the original route of the Flagler rail line.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 12 June 2025
It had been visited by an investigator, searching for locations where someone may have spotted Chandler around the time of the murders.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
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Noun
The search for a permanent replacement is ongoing, and the district aims to pick a candidate later this fall.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
The search for less expensive and available land on which to build homes has led developers to the South Dixie corridor as the county gets set to open the new rapid-bus South Dade TransitWay that replaces the old busway and occupies the original route of the Flagler rail line.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Verb
Software will search for differences between each map and send out an alert about each one; there could be as many as 10 million alerts a night about potential new objects or changes in the maps.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 12 June 2025
It had been visited by an investigator, searching for locations where someone may have spotted Chandler around the time of the murders.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
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Noun
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Any future decision on a hunt would have to come back before lawmakers.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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Workers with a college degree still fare better on the job hunt than those without one, but the lack of movement for those that are currently employed are making backfill positions more and more limited.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The Crusaders, who fell short on their quest to win the program’s second state title and first since 1976, will play at 4 p.m. Saturday against Normal Community (36-5) in the third-place game.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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The film follows Cummings in their historic quest to become the city’s first openly nonbinary council member.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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