as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic
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Recent Examples of scour
Since moving to news, Letourneau has appreciated the chance to broaden his scope and scour the Bay Area for important topics that might go overlooked.
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Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Pop Mart scours the world for artists each year, Si said, but most don't make the cut.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
This spring, Vogue is teaming up with writer Biz Sherbert to scour the country for the most stylish young Americans across all 50 states.
—Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
As with any economic disruption, people with the least have been hurt the most, leaving them to scour already bare-bones budgets for new places to cut back.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Pop Mart scours the world for artists each year, Si said, but most don't make the cut.
—Elaine Yu, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
This spring, Vogue is teaming up with writer Biz Sherbert to scour the country for the most stylish young Americans across all 50 states.
—Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
As with any economic disruption, people with the least have been hurt the most, leaving them to scour already bare-bones budgets for new places to cut back.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scour
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One desperate woman searching for her uncle even called emergency rooms and police.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Read the full report for Tom Burger by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Most of the trouble on this night came from starter Ryan Johnson’s inability to find the strike zone and the defense’s problems converting two plays that should have been made.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Will County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Monday that more remains have been found in the same location where the bones of a missing man were discovered last week.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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