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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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
Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Despite massive searches, reported sightings of Tom and the children, and even a reward of $80,000 New Zealand dollars ($52,000) for information about their whereabouts, the group was missing for nearly four years.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and arrests, and requires warrants with probable cause of a crime before seizing a person or property.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This fall, Gen Z travel searches are up 26 percent, with many travelers booking international vacations across all continents.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
In some places, these searches will return no local results but may include links to facilities hundreds of miles away.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
The Resale Impact of All Those Designer Moves While luxury brands have sought to juice up their businesses with designer changes all over the place, there was an echo effect on The RealReal, where searches for on-the-move design stars skyrocketed.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
The great click recession In 2024, nearly 60% of Google searches ended without a single click, compared to just 26% in 2022.
—Danika Wong, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
For many in this generation, this period also marked a rise in climate anxiety, with Google searches for the term increasing by 565% in 2021.
—Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Kecmanović, a steady pro who will test the Brazilian’s rally tolerance, isn’t an ideal opponent as Fonseca searches for his first main-draw win in New York.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Trump continues to demand massive rate cuts as his administration actively searches for who will replace Powell once his term as chair ends in May 2026.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Jamahl Mosley‘s squad will play on national TV 14 times, including three on NBC and three on ESPN, as the group searches for a third straight trip to the playoffs.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Disappearing after a day’s work as a street vendor, his family desperately searches for him.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
We're protected from unreasonable searches and seizures.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Despite massive searches, reported sightings of Tom and the children, and even a reward of $80,000 New Zealand dollars ($52,000) for information about their whereabouts, the group was missing for nearly four years.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and arrests, and requires warrants with probable cause of a crime before seizing a person or property.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This fall, Gen Z travel searches are up 26 percent, with many travelers booking international vacations across all continents.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
In some places, these searches will return no local results but may include links to facilities hundreds of miles away.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
The Resale Impact of All Those Designer Moves While luxury brands have sought to juice up their businesses with designer changes all over the place, there was an echo effect on The RealReal, where searches for on-the-move design stars skyrocketed.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
The great click recession In 2024, nearly 60% of Google searches ended without a single click, compared to just 26% in 2022.
—Danika Wong, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
For many in this generation, this period also marked a rise in climate anxiety, with Google searches for the term increasing by 565% in 2021.
—Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
One agent searches through system information to identify suspicious behavior, another revises security policies to prevent future threats of the same kind and a third tests the defenses of the system by staging an attack.
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Kecmanović, a steady pro who will test the Brazilian’s rally tolerance, isn’t an ideal opponent as Fonseca searches for his first main-draw win in New York.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Trump continues to demand massive rate cuts as his administration actively searches for who will replace Powell once his term as chair ends in May 2026.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Jamahl Mosley‘s squad will play on national TV 14 times, including three on NBC and three on ESPN, as the group searches for a third straight trip to the playoffs.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Disappearing after a day’s work as a street vendor, his family desperately searches for him.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searches
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Only two limited hunts have been held for these Rocky Mountain bighorns.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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My boys hunt, my husband hunts, my father-in-law, etc.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That is to say Vogue finds itself on the precipice of a generational, technological, and economic reckoning.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Samson | Afp | Getty Images Heading into another vote of confidence next week, France now unexpectedly finds itself unfavorably compared to Italy, a country previously renowned for political upheaval and economic frailty.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My work explores the contradictions shaping women's lives in Italian society, focusing on how gender norms intersect with personal and collective acts of agency.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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The movie explores a gentle legend whose father’s premature death gave him his own ticking clock and gives new context to some of Candy’s most memorable screen moments, showing how the man and his characters often melded in magical ways.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fans and creators will be able to connect via Luffa through quests, rewards, SuperGroups and live activations.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Are moral and religious quests doomed to cause more harm than good?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Insert a capsule, press a button, and marvel as the machine scans the barcode and adjusts its settings to the perfect temperature, brew time, and pressure setting for that drink.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Aug. 2025
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Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation for enabling astronomers to discover transients, or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring and fading supernovas.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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Amidst sexy scenes on and off the court and hilarious banter, Spencer also probes the more vulnerable, wounded parts of her character’s hearts.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Russia, too, regularly probes America’s northern flank.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Every month, the government surveys about 121,000 businesses and government agencies across the country.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kantar, a global marketing data and insights company that surveys shoppers every month about their spending plans, has seen that parents this year are shopping earlier to beat rising costs and avoid out-of-stocks, and prioritizing value.—
Joan Verdon,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Conrad eventually locates Jeremiah and manages to hand him the letter.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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Jarcho locates an undecidability in masochistic desire.—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Searches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searches. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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