search out

verb

searched out; searching out; searches out
: to find (someone or something) by carefully looking
She searched out the needed information.

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Another option is to search out water soluble fertilizers that contain calcium and can also be used as a foliar spray and apply them to the plant’s leaves. — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 High temps and humidity have some searching out spots with AC, while others are on the hunt for water to keep us cool. — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026 Students begin to overlook quality for quantity, searching out the highest yield for the lowest effort. — Anya Joseph, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 Wide, flat areas like the Ebro Delta, high ground and well-positioned miradors are worth searching out. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for search out

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“Search out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20out. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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