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
T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Since 2008, investigators have also tried many DNA testing strategies, Jackson said, conducting new searches over the years as DNA databases have grown.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Experts said these services are all over the Internet, with many being promoted via Facebook ads, available for download on the Apple and Google app stores and easily accessed using simple web searches.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
According to the District Attorney’s office, Daniel’s devices contained Google searches about how long someone could be unconscious without brain damage and the force needed to knock a person out.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The Herald conducted criminal records searches at the county, state, and federal level for the Venezuelans featured in this story and did not find any criminal charges or convictions.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Security guards conduct basic metal detector searches at the front, and the rear doors are fenced off in an open-air parking lot.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
By mid-1998, their prototype was getting over 10,000 searches a day.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
And the 476% surge in searches for diamond art kits at Michaels this year is here to prove that.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Lily Wohlner, Allure, 24 Sep. 2025
Once inside, Shamos searches for sensitive data, Apple Notes, Keychain items, browser passwords, and even cryptocurrency wallets.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
So when a woman vanishes, leaving her car behind in a supermarket parking lot, Sloan searches online for similar cases.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
At least eight Salvadoran officials who had been investigating MS-13 and corruption, including some who had worked with Vulcan agents, fled the country after threats, harassment, and searches of their homes and offices.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Since 2008, investigators have also tried many DNA testing strategies, Jackson said, conducting new searches over the years as DNA databases have grown.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Experts said these services are all over the Internet, with many being promoted via Facebook ads, available for download on the Apple and Google app stores and easily accessed using simple web searches.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
According to the District Attorney’s office, Daniel’s devices contained Google searches about how long someone could be unconscious without brain damage and the force needed to knock a person out.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The Herald conducted criminal records searches at the county, state, and federal level for the Venezuelans featured in this story and did not find any criminal charges or convictions.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Security guards conduct basic metal detector searches at the front, and the rear doors are fenced off in an open-air parking lot.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
By mid-1998, their prototype was getting over 10,000 searches a day.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
And the 476% surge in searches for diamond art kits at Michaels this year is here to prove that.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
Our shopping team searches daily for the best beauty products in the industry.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 24 Sep. 2025
Once inside, Shamos searches for sensitive data, Apple Notes, Keychain items, browser passwords, and even cryptocurrency wallets.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
So when a woman vanishes, leaving her car behind in a supermarket parking lot, Sloan searches online for similar cases.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
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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Jacob Latreille, 21, is accused of killing 13 alligators during overnight trips in April after videos of these hunts were found on the phones of his friends.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Threat hunts often risk tunnel vision — fixating on a single artifact or path.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An intimate portrait of love and exhaustion that finds the comic edge in ordinary chaos.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many of these real-life experiences end tragically, but when the musician survives and finds sobriety, the war stories don’t go away.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The tour explores the history of the block, which includes major fires and a deadly tornado in the 1800s.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The production — performed in French by a Senegalese cast — explores themes of colonial dominance, language, and identity, resonating for many in the west African country after years of French colonial rule and the marginalization of local languages such as Wolof.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the critical texts and curatorial essays reprinted here, Enwezor repeatedly engaged with artists who were on their own conscious or unconscious quests for identities that could not be reduced to their appearances or to the way their lives had been historicized.—
Simon Njami,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Players can find Altars of Reflection to boost her skills, or take on quests for new armor or charms with their own perks.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The software scans for visible firearms and sends an alert whenever a potential threat appears.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Their solution, ActiveGuard, scans an organization’s infrastructure 24/7 to map cryptographic systems and enable quantum-safe upgrades.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Beijing probes Mexican tariffs on Chinese imports Beijing launched a sweeping investigation into Mexico’s tariffs on Chinese imports, highlighting the widening fallout of Washington’s trade wars.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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His new film, which probes George Orwell’s writings, is just as blistering.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Notably, prospects Colby Barlow, Brad Lambert, Nikita Chibrikov and Brayden Yager are all still with the big club.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of first pitch, Royals prospects David Shields and Carson Roccaforte were among those dressed in luxury suits to receive their organizational awards.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While there are alternative measures of economic activity, none can match the reach of the federal government, which surveys tens of thousands of households and businesses every month.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Prices in the Miami area are nearly 15 cents a gallon higher than a month ago, according to GasBuddy, a national fuel monitoring service that surveys nearly 1,700 stations in South Florida.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Searches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searches. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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