searching (for)

verb

present participle of search (for)
1
as in seeking

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2
as in finding out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for searching (for)
  1. seeking
  2. finding out
  3. hunting
  4. digging up
  5. accompanying
  6. running down
  7. scaring up
  8. hearing
Verb
  • Whether defendant Tyler Robinson acted out of political animus could be key for prosecutors seeking the death penalty — or for his attorneys in taking that punishment off the table.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Associated Press emailed Twiggs' attorney seeking comment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 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
  • More consequential than the new name may be the fabric developments accompanying it.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • An aide explained the Hillside lawmaker was accompanying his child to their first day of school.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompanying
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
Verb
  • Not to mention scaring up plenty of customers.
    — Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Definition of scaring up
Verb
  • 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
Definition of hearing
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