Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searching (for)
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The district is currently represented by Giovanni Capriglione, a Southlake Republican who isn’t seeking reelection.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Several lawmakers are also seeking higher office this year and will want time to focus on their campaigns.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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After all avenues have been exhausted for finding out who these people are, the chief medical examiner of Alexandroupoli calls the chief imam of Sidiro, which is a Muslim Greek village.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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De Pablo and Weatherly then reunited for the Paramount+ spinoff, which sees their characters on the run across Europe after finding out that someone is targeting them and their daughter.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Investigators found the bodies nearby — Davis and Shelton had been shot, Friedt had been stabbed with a hunting knife whose blade broke off in her chest, and Flemmons died from asphyxiation after suffering blunt-force injuries, per A&E, citing Julie Young’s book The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The actual culling is reserved for licensed hunters and local hunting associations, some of whom do it recreationally or as a part-time job.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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On Tuesday, Israeli volunteers with RHR were injured while accompanying Palestinian farmers in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dakota Johnson, a Valentino ambassador who also stars in the campaign, sung McRae's praises in an accompanying essay.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their data found hundreds of armadillos happily digging up gardens as far north as Indiana and as far east as North Carolina.—
Maggie Koerth,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
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While some sellers might have had this winter sports gear for only a year or so, others might be digging up old gear from their basements or garages that is no longer considered safe by current standards, such as helmets, which often have an expiration date.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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For more than 50 years, the harrowing Vietnam War image, which shows a nine-year-old girl named Kim Phúc running down a road naked, her clothes burned off in a napalm attack, has been credited to an Associated Press photographer named Nick Út.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hard not to call to mind the heavily creased face of a Native American man (who turned out to be Italian) in that public service ad against littering—hair in braids, a tear running down his stoic cheek.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Not to mention scaring up plenty of customers.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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While the Cowboys and Chiefs have gone about their usual business of scaring up impressions, last year’s ratings champs have yet to really pounce on the Nielsen dials.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Long before making music of his own, Harper spent time consuming the works of his famous relatives and hearing about their times in the studio and on the road.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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But after hearing her story, an NPR listener reached out and paid her overdue balance.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Searching (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searching%20%28for%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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