searches (for)

present tense third-person singular of search (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for searches (for)
Verb
  • The naval buildup comes as Kim seeks to strengthen what analysts have long viewed as one of the weaker branches of North Korea's military.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
  • The legislation also seeks to limit large investors — those with at least 350 properties — from buying homes.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Some family members even left the courtroom as Marcelle is heard asking about her children and finds out her son was killed.
    Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • And also God help him if anyone on the island finds out that Evan is the last [descendant].
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Down below, an Army private (Charles Melton) hunts the killer.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • This is an eagle that genuinely hunts monkeys in the forest canopy.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • With these two nations, expect a physical, fiery battle packed with relentless runs down both wings.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
  • The hotel's Ajax Tavern, directly facing the mountain, has indoor and outdoor seating and is a great spot for a drink or hot bowl of soup (or, why not, a Wagyu cheeseburger with truffle fries) while watching people make their final runs down at the end of the day.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • What begins as a journey for father and son to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye, quickly turns into a fantastical adventure the tests their relationship and digs up ghosts from Kratos' past.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
  • By chance, Bogdan digs up a gravesite that has bones laid on top of it—bones belonging to Peter Mercer.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This reflection accompanies the release of Couture, a new film directed by Alice Winocour, in which Jolie stars as Maxine Walker, an American filmmaker who is diagnosed with breast cancer while in Paris on business.
    Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • The buzz that accompanies the reunion of a great band doesn’t last forever – think of that other influential Massachusetts alt-rock institution that came back in the mid-2000s, Pixies, and how that initial excitement has dwindled with each successive post-reunion album.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • It is based on a process known as topology optimization, which is a computational method that determines the most efficient material placement.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
  • The protections for those who pass background checks initially last for up to 18 months but are automatically extended unless the government determines that conditions in a country have sufficiently improved.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 June 2026
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“Searches (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searches%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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