SEARCHES (FOR OR OUT) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

searches (for or out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of search (for or out)

as in pursues

to go in search of every year major league scouts crisscross the country to search for young players with promising talent

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This exemplifies a reactive legal framework that pursues accountability in hindsight rather than enforcing prevention at the front end.

— Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
When a Ukrainian pickup truck carrying soldiers and equipment drives past, the drone detects it acoustically, takes off, and pursues it.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of pursues

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The guideline seeks to avoid clubs inflating their bottom lines through what the governing body terms ‘player exchange transactions’.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The three-time Daytona 500 winner also seeks his first win in the summer race.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeks

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The 30-year-old project manager was previously married for three months and looks up to her parents, who have been together for 40 years, for love inspiration.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
By contrast, a research assistant who simply looks up stock market data from Brazil, for example, could easily be replaced by AI.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

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