SEARCHES Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

searches 1 of 2

noun

plural of search

as in hunts

an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something the search for the missing hikers lasted several days

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searches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of search

as in finds

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 explores

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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Recent Examples of searches

Noun

Its Google Trends service analyzes the popularity of top queries though the results don’t reveal the number of searches for a specific term. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Slowmaxxing has held steady as one of this year’s top wellness searches, fueled by burnout fatigue and a retreat from hustle culture. — Allison Palmer july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 An investigation last year revealed that ICE was tapping into Flock’s network to conduct searches. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 July 2026 Using web searches and public records, data analyst Phoebe Quinton compiled information on hundreds of such businesses. — Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 July 2026 Officers are required to list a reason for searches in the license plate system. — David Clarey, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026 Men and women congregated separately inside the Grand Mosalla after being checked by metal detectors and body searches. — Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 The same report found a spike in searches for European garden inspiration as homeowners long to create spaces that feel rich, storied, and transportive. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026 Despite searches along his flight path to the China-Thailand border by personnel with the American Graves Registration Service, no evidence of a crash was found. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Verb

Search data tracked by WWD shows lymphatic massage searches up 150% since 2021, face brush searches up nearly 2,850% and vibration plate searches up roughly 3,100% since 2020. — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 The risk from mass tourism Indira Navarro, who leads a civilian group in Jalisco that searches for missing people, said disappearances of young girls often spike during large sporting events. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 The socialist Morales remains an influential figure and continues to command support among rural and indigenous groups, keeping Bolivia’s political divisions alive even as the country searches for a path out of the crisis. — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 While the Detroit City Council has approved another $2 million to keep ShotSpotter in place while the city searches for a long-term gunshot detection system, the debate over the move quickly became about more than technology. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The price weakens for technical reasons, while the market searches for a fundamental explanation after the event. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Assistant Leif Gunnar Smerud was named interim coach while the team searches for Straus’ replacement. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026 One day, Emily searches around under her bed and finds Jessie. — Barry Levitt, Time, 19 June 2026 In traditional man-overboard rescues, a rescue boat searches in triangular patterns along the likely drift path. — New Atlas, 18 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for searches

Noun

The restaurants get the fish for free, courtesy of divers who participate in pre-tournament hunts.

— Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
This legal battle between the government and two top newsrooms stemmed from the government’s leak hunts.

— Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

Definition of hunts

Verb

Much of the season finds Lestat wrestling with profound guilt, including over the death of their daughter, Claudia (played with harrowing grace by Delainey Hayles).

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Whatever the reason, Maryland finds itself in a deep hole in 2026, with no easy way out of it.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Definition of finds

Verb

The book-length poem, set at a private party, explores the decadent lifestyles associated with the movie industry in California in the 1920s.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
For every exhibition, book, and article that explores a sliver of our history, there are millions of stories that are not yet written—or that are still waiting for enough evidence to put together.

— Lonnie G. Bunch III, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026

Definition of explores

Noun

Since his last full-length LP, the rapper has completed a few side-quests with other artists.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
The president is not giving up on his quests to kill the filibuster and to pass a voter ID bill, even as an increasing number of Republicans make clear neither of those things will happen.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 24 June 2026

Definition of quests

Verb

The excess of emotion often scans as winkingly facetious, a dramatization to demonstrate just how deeply a person loves books.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
The Incogni app, a PCMag Editors’ Choice winner, scans hundreds of people-search websites and personal data aggregators and automates the process of opting your data out of their collections.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

Definition of scans

Verb

Looking for Loftus’ motivations, Aviv probes the psychologist’s memories of her mentally ill mother’s probable suicide and her own childhood abuse by a babysitter.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Advertisement The Children, Melissa Albert YA author Melissa Albert’s adult fiction debut probes the legacy of a long dead bestselling fantasy author who left behind many dark secrets.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of probes

Verb

Zayas also combs through the dark web, a criminal haven on the internet where anonymous threat actors try to cause real-world harm.

— Heather Abbott, CBS News, 7 June 2026
After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel combs the depths of the Vistula River day and night, caught in a grueling, endless routine and torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the fragile hope that his son may still be alive.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026

Definition of combs

Verb

Winger prospects Liam Greentree, Brody Lamb, Nathan Aspinall and Jacob Battaglia are all set to turn pro this season.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 28 June 2026
The Dolphins doubled down on Red Raiders prospects after, earlier Friday, choosing Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez with their lone second-round pick.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026