searches (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of search (for)
1
as in seeks

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2
as in tumbles (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for searches (for)
  1. seeks
  2. finds out
  3. hunts
  4. runs down
  5. escorts
  6. digs up
  7. accompanies
  8. determines
Verb
  • Defense says evidence is circumstantial, seeks lower bond Brown’s attorney, Bryan Hoeller, filed a motion on Tuesday seeking to reduce his bond, which had been set at $2 million.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • The lawsuit seeks a declaration that Harwood broke the site’s Terms of Service and unspecified damages.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of seeks
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  • 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
Definition of finds out
Verb
  • Any python-nabbing excursion requires adequate prep work to ensure everyone stays safe—and actually hunts the proper animals.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Mayhem comes to a coastal New England town in the form of a killer shark who hunts anybody dumb enough to get in the water.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of hunts
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  • After Hurtado-Cariaco runs down the block, the agents get back into their vehicles.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • In our latest Set a VIBE edition, our June 2026 cover star runs down the songs that send his audience into full mosh pit mayhem.
    — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of runs down
Verb
  • Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
Definition of escorts
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  • 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
Definition of digs up
Verb
  • But difference creates value only when leaders can navigate the friction that accompanies different perspectives.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 15 July 2026
  • Sometimes an air of wistfulness accompanies these admissions.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of accompanies
Verb
  • Sweet potatoes are also classified by their skin color – orange, white, or purple — which also determines their texture when cooked.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 13 July 2026
  • Based on your salary, expenses, number of children and other factors, the school determines eligibility.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of determines
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