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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Noel's disappearance triggered a wide‑ranging investigation that included multiple searches of the family's former home.
—Doug Dunbar, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Luxury rental platform Plum Guide reported a 17% rise in searches for unplugged, tech-lite properties.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Luxury rental platform Plum Guide also reported a 17% rise in searches for unplugged, tech-lite properties — a signal that travelers are actively filtering for stays that promise less connectivity, not more.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Evidence technicians processed the scene and collected forensic evidence, including several vehicles struck by gunfire, and Aurora Police Department K9 teams, drone operators and outside assisting agencies conducted searches for involved subjects and evidence in the area, police said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
But some Rubin science is less dependent on image quality, including its searches for asteroids and comets.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
Luxury rental platform Plum Guide reported a 17% rise in searches for unplugged, tech-lite properties.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Penske Media has alleged that searches with AI Overviews can reduce clicks by as much as 90 percent.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Now imagine that two years from now, your target customer never searches for your category at all.
—Zac Brandenberg, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Where a more capable but costly leader UUV searches the sea space for detection, classification, and identification of mines, which are subsequently neutralized by a expendable follower.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Mullin said Venturella, a longtime immigration official who previously worked at for-profit prison company GEO Group, will run ICE while DHS searches for a permanent director.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Peuvrelle later told jurors during Ruben Flores’ trial that searches of his home turned up soil samples that tested positive for human blood, CNN affiliate KSBY reported.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Thousands of miles away on Earth, her husband, Ben (Walters), searches for the truth.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Oil Landscapes Few things add warmth and a bit of history to a space the way that an antique oil painting does, and that’s exactly why Mississippi designer Melanie Bryant searches for them.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Tereza won’t stand for it and searches for a way to relocate elsewhere.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
From Google searches and the data broker sites that Google indexes.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Noel's disappearance triggered a wide‑ranging investigation that included multiple searches of the family's former home.
—Doug Dunbar, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Luxury rental platform Plum Guide reported a 17% rise in searches for unplugged, tech-lite properties.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Luxury rental platform Plum Guide also reported a 17% rise in searches for unplugged, tech-lite properties — a signal that travelers are actively filtering for stays that promise less connectivity, not more.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Evidence technicians processed the scene and collected forensic evidence, including several vehicles struck by gunfire, and Aurora Police Department K9 teams, drone operators and outside assisting agencies conducted searches for involved subjects and evidence in the area, police said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
But some Rubin science is less dependent on image quality, including its searches for asteroids and comets.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
Luxury rental platform Plum Guide reported a 17% rise in searches for unplugged, tech-lite properties.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Penske Media has alleged that searches with AI Overviews can reduce clicks by as much as 90 percent.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Verb
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets, including Ahangarani, who searches in vain for a friend in Tehran’s Revolution Square as police crack violently down on protestors.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Now imagine that two years from now, your target customer never searches for your category at all.
—Zac Brandenberg, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Where a more capable but costly leader UUV searches the sea space for detection, classification, and identification of mines, which are subsequently neutralized by a expendable follower.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Mullin said Venturella, a longtime immigration official who previously worked at for-profit prison company GEO Group, will run ICE while DHS searches for a permanent director.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Peuvrelle later told jurors during Ruben Flores’ trial that searches of his home turned up soil samples that tested positive for human blood, CNN affiliate KSBY reported.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Thousands of miles away on Earth, her husband, Ben (Walters), searches for the truth.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Oil Landscapes Few things add warmth and a bit of history to a space the way that an antique oil painting does, and that’s exactly why Mississippi designer Melanie Bryant searches for them.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Tereza won’t stand for it and searches for a way to relocate elsewhere.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searches
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As a result, the bats failed their hunts.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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On and Off the Avenue Rachel Syme hunts for vintage treasure.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Analysts then ranked the best products to buy in each category—from home goods to kitchen finds.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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Amid the Black Death, a pregnant healer accused of witchcraft finds refuge in a Carthusian monastery.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Conceived as a preview of the future Clore Garden set to open at Tate Britain in 2027, the project explores the relationship between art, landscape and public space.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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That film explores female vengeance and bends the idea of a period drama.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Sites from Alabama to California and the Four Corners trace stories of Black freedom, Japanese American incarceration, Indigenous homelands, immigrant journeys and early quests for religious and women’s rights.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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This is where players can take on side quests that dot the map.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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The platform scans large volumes of public data including court filings, regulatory enforcement actions, corporate disclosures, and news to identify patterns that suggest viable mass tort, class action, or commercial litigation opportunities.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Look for a service that monitors all three major credit bureaus, scans the dark web and alerts you to suspicious changes tied to your identity.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The new wording would require a challenger to put forward evidence sufficient to support a finding of fabrication before the court probes further.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Further evidence gathered by both the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a satellite that probes Mars’s surface for clues to its current and past geology, and NASA’s Perseverance rover suggests the planet also has material made up of crystals of hydrated silica—a mineral better known on Earth as opal.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
12 May 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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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,
2 Mar. 2026
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Each rank is colored by how that expert compares to the consensus — prospects an analyst liked more than average are more green, and rankings lower than consensus are more orange.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 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 21 May. 2026.
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