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
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Copenhagen's Vesterbro saw searches increase by 85%, while Florida's Wilton Manors experienced a 68% rise, highlighting growing interest in destinations outside the traditional LGBTQ+ tourism hotspots.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Across demographics, though, teens are reporting difficult job searches, taking to Reddit and TikTok with rants about phantom postings, managers who ghost them and applications that go nowhere.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
The audit found no searches related to immigration enforcement or reproductive rights investigations, according to police.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been placed on administrative leave as the agency’s 15-member board searches for her replacement and reckons with what's been described as a dysfunctional and hostile environment.
—Tess Riski
june 18, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
But vanishingly few searches actually described the items as fake or fictional.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 June 2026
Using web searches and public records, data analyst Phoebe Quinton compiled information on hundreds of such businesses.
—Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
Montevidoni said investigators also found internet searches and web history related to Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, on Rinderknecht’s devices.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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
Yandel Munoz created a fundraising page on GoFundMe Thursday, seeking aid as his family searches for temporary housing after the fire.
—Ilana Arougheti
june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
In traditional man-overboard rescues, a rescue boat searches in triangular patterns along the likely drift path.
—New Atlas, 18 June 2026
In addition, Google searches for ‘backyard greenhouse’ have gone up 200% in the last year.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
In the first one, the island’s mayor Tom Loftis, played by Matthew Rhys, searches for the underlying cause of the island’s unending nightmares, attempting to fix this problem for good.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
The second is brand building, owning the assets that appear when someone searches a name or company.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 June 2026
This will, no doubt, inflate the number of AI Mode searches even more.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Noun
By the summer of 2021, the company had complied with the government’s initial request to identify more than 250 users whose searches included references to bombs or if users repeatedly looked up the RNC or DNC.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Copenhagen's Vesterbro saw searches increase by 85%, while Florida's Wilton Manors experienced a 68% rise, highlighting growing interest in destinations outside the traditional LGBTQ+ tourism hotspots.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Across demographics, though, teens are reporting difficult job searches, taking to Reddit and TikTok with rants about phantom postings, managers who ghost them and applications that go nowhere.
—ABC News, 18 June 2026
The audit found no searches related to immigration enforcement or reproductive rights investigations, according to police.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been placed on administrative leave as the agency’s 15-member board searches for her replacement and reckons with what's been described as a dysfunctional and hostile environment.
—Tess Riski
june 18, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
But vanishingly few searches actually described the items as fake or fictional.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 June 2026
Using web searches and public records, data analyst Phoebe Quinton compiled information on hundreds of such businesses.
—Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
Montevidoni said investigators also found internet searches and web history related to Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, on Rinderknecht’s devices.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Verb
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
Yandel Munoz created a fundraising page on GoFundMe Thursday, seeking aid as his family searches for temporary housing after the fire.
—Ilana Arougheti
june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
In traditional man-overboard rescues, a rescue boat searches in triangular patterns along the likely drift path.
—New Atlas, 18 June 2026
In addition, Google searches for ‘backyard greenhouse’ have gone up 200% in the last year.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
In the first one, the island’s mayor Tom Loftis, played by Matthew Rhys, searches for the underlying cause of the island’s unending nightmares, attempting to fix this problem for good.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
The second is brand building, owning the assets that appear when someone searches a name or company.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 June 2026
This will, no doubt, inflate the number of AI Mode searches even more.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searches
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Magnificent Frigate-bird — Relentless defensively; hunts by chasing other birds and forcing them to drop their prey.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Madonna hunts pheasant in the English countryside, Thomas Edison electrocutes an elephant, Harry Harlow conducts callous experiments on monkeys, and Jimmy Carter fends off a swamp rabbit attack.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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As a result, any DNA that finds its way inside the cell has the potential to become intermingled with the genome and be incorporated permanently.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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At the same time, the process of Jessie navigating the pros and cons of consumer tech finds this franchise at its best.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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An InStyle editor explores Jenner's affinity for the cut and asks jewelry experts to weigh in on its growing appeal.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
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Free-loving Venus explores your 9th House of Travel and Learning, opposite dark Pluto in your 3rd House of Communication, so big ideas ask for simple words that hold up.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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Until France’s near-miss four years ago, defending champions had more crash-and-burn outcomes in their repeat quests.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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But now, these two scientific quests have overlapped.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
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Automated governance scans the entire system to identify sensitive information and track its lineage, providing a complete map of the data to ensure secure compliance.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Charli takes her sunglasses off and scans the cozy venue, which opened in 1927 and began hosting concerts in 2008.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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In Spain, an investigative judge probes suspicions of a crime and can recommend a case go to trial if there is sufficient evidence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Quizlet has a few AI-forward features, including a chatbot that asks you questions and probes you through a study session.—
Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
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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
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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
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Corey, why do those two belong in the same tier as more consensus power winger prospects Ethan Belchetz and Oscar Hemming?—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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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
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“Searches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searches. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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