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

In November 2025, the Electronic Frontier Foundation published an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety’s servers. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 In data aggregated by USA TODAY, Georgia law enforcement agencies conduct some of the highest number Flock searches on specific vehicles per month of anywhere in the country. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026 Flock cameras are receiving backlash after reporters and nonprofits requested audits and found discrepancies in data searches from users such as police officers. — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 The pages accumulated links, rankings, brand searches, historical performance and domain authority. — Mat Golubovic, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The department conducted 5,647 automatic license plate reader searches from January through the end of June 2026. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The tactic is especially prevalent among the department’s elite Metropolitan Division and anti-gang units, several of which have come under investigation in recent years for failing to document the stops and improper searches. — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Backlash over alleged misuse of the system, led to Flock announcing changes last month, including requiring a criminal case number for database searches and promising to delete camera data after seven days instead of 30. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Reddington accused Grace of misrepresenting some of the facts related to some of Clancy’s Google searches. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

Expedia said in June that searches using budget filters have climbed more than 1,200% compared with 12 months ago. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 Approaching retirement, Patrick searches with exacting standards for someone to fill his shoes, investing time in mentoring young apprentice Matteo. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 Aggregators and Suppliers Are Not the Same Thing A car rental aggregator is a platform that searches and displays inventory from multiple rental suppliers, allowing travelers to compare rates across dozens of providers at once. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 As each sister searches for love, purpose, and freedom, their choices begin to reshape not only their own futures, but the lives of everyone around them. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Siddhartha At the heart of this novel, which is told in simple, sincere prose, is the spiritual journey of a man named Siddhartha who searches for self-discovery throughout the years of his life. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 That idea now sits at the center of Catalyst, Serval's new AI agent, which searches ticket histories for recurring problems, examines the systems a company has connected and determines whether those problems can be automated. — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Ever the hopeless romantic, Ted searches for the love of his life through a constant series of twists, turns, diversions, blue French horns, slap bets, and yellow umbrellas. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026 In Bibiana Rojas Gómez and Juan David Cárdenas Maldonado’s film, Salomé searches through five decades of family footage for the reasons for her mother’s sadness. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for searches

Noun

Grinter said dragonflies are among the most effective predators in nature, with more than 90% of their hunts ending successfully.

— Olga R. Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
In a few months, Abdeen’s siblings, cousins, and uncles would go off on their annual Christmastime hunts.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hunts

Verb

Hutton thoughtfully explores the gender dynamics of reproductive rights issues by making Val a not wholly unsympathetic middle-woman between the men in power and one of the women impacted by their machinations.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
But by rooting her tale in Maya’s family ties, the writer-director explores the complicity of well-to-do South Asian diasporas, and the foundations that afford them the luxury of emigrating in the first place.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of explores

Noun

There’s that vibrancy and, on the other side of the ledger, dead boys, ciphers, unfinished or unfinishable quests.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Players who complete a series of optional quests involving the Divine Child—a young girl who is the sole survivor of experiments by the heretical monks of Ashina’s Senpou Temple—can choose the Return ending.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of quests

Verb

Emanuel Maiberg talks to an employee at the warehouse where Amazon scans and destroys books for AI training.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
One camera is used for AI perception and scans your lawn to identify objects and other lawn conditions, while the other two work in tandem as a stereo 3D vision system for real-time mapping.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of scans

Verb

Set against the backdrop of political dishonesty and the country’s abandonment of ideals, the book probes questions about how to be an artist in the world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
In Sarah Pekkanen’s new thriller, The Women in White, a young health-care aide probes how four female participants in a 1964 parapsychology experiment suddenly vanished.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of probes

Verb

Another founder, Sheridan Clayborne, built an AI agent that combs the internet for the best credit card and banking deals, netting him thousands of dollars.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026
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

Definition of combs

Verb

Bringing in a new centre-back would mean Cancelo and Martin could be the first-team left-backs, supported by La Masia prospects Xavi Espart, 19, and Jordi Pesquer, 17.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Included in the roster of G League and international talent are former Heat players Orlando Robinson and Cole Swider, as well as former Heat camp prospects DeJon Jareau and James Nunnally.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026