as in searching
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
I sorted through the pile of magazines until I found the article I was looking for
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Connecticut State Police along with Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police and search and rescue crews are now searching Natchaug State Forest in Eastford, Chaplin and Hampton, NBC Connecticut reported.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025 -
Three wolf pups from a pack whose adult members were euthanized by state conservation officials earlier this month had still not been captured despite weeks of searching by scientists and wildlife officers, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Sorting (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorting%20%28through%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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