as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
combed the library for the missing book
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Recent Examples of comb
So before acting on a potential third two-way deal, the Heat figure to comb the entirety of the Las Vegas league, with ample eligible free agents for two-way deals.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
What to Know Before Buying a Vibration Plate Start Slow: In my research and combing through comments on TikTok it was noted that some people experienced itchiness, which can happen while this increases your circulation.
—Dwyer Frame, People.com, 12 July 2025
The conversations were transcribed and combed through for patterns.
—Mathieu Rihet, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Drones, rescue teams and volunteers are combing through debris, hoping to find answers for the families of the missing.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 July 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
What to Know Before Buying a Vibration Plate Start Slow: In my research and combing through comments on TikTok it was noted that some people experienced itchiness, which can happen while this increases your circulation.
—Dwyer Frame, People.com, 12 July 2025
The conversations were transcribed and combed through for patterns.
—Mathieu Rihet, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Drones, rescue teams and volunteers are combing through debris, hoping to find answers for the families of the missing.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comb
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Tom then searches for incriminating files which are, naturally, encrypted.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
19 July 2025
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Around 24 rescuers and a drone team searched until 2 a.m. on Thursday, July 17.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The researchers also found burrows dug by some of the animals, as well as scrapes on rocks where the mollusks had raked their teeth to gather up algae or bacteria for food.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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The Royals made news in Chicago on Wednesday morning, calling up a familiar face who’s been raking at Triple-A Omaha.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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As Cincinnati city leaders consider new ways to enforce the curfew for youth who stay out too late, an Enquirer review of data found police across Hamilton County have been steadily filing fewer curfew violations over the past 25 years.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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Search crews found Phillips’ Jeep crushed into the mud, but have not recovered the fire chief’s body after more than two weeks of searching.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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“Comb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comb. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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