SEARCHING (FOR) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

searching (for)

verb

present participle of search (for)

as in seeking

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as in finding out

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The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore are seeking to pause an order requiring it to provide records in lawsuit with Inspector General while the city appeals.

— Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 26 Aug. 2026
Netflix has worked assiduously to burnish its reputation as a home for advertisers seeking to align themselves with its popular programs and eager to avoid the traditional model of deploying typical 30-second commercials.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeking

Verb

What was the difference between knowing abstractly and finding out that your grandfather's grandfather was enslaved?

— Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Social media reactions to the announcement suggest that some users are only now finding out that their data was being used for AI training.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of finding out

Verb

In the meantime, Ukraine is hunting the sites in Russia from where ballistic missiles are launched, according to Zelensky.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Hickey’s case comes to light on the heels of another poaching case also involving hunting content creators out of Ohio.

— Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hunting

Verb

Candidates launched attack ads, mailers and websites at each other, digging up as much dirt as possible.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Construction on the pipeline could mean members of the community must make the decision between digging up their ancestors to preserve their graves or having the graves destroyed in the construction.

— Madeline Luebkert, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of digging up

Verb

For decades, El Capitan has kicked off the high school football season with the Vaquero Run, with players running down Maine Avenue in Lakeside.

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Ace also has video of him running down the speedy Deshonne Redeaux last season to prevent a touchdown against Oaks Christian.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of running down

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People hearing those stories—attorneys, reporters, healthcare workers or friends—may expect a clearer, linear narrative.

— Michele Patterson Ford, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2026
Up until that point, all of my recordings were just me and my guitar, so hearing the drums and the extra vocals blew my mind.

— Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

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