1
as in to find
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
archaeologists have begun to search the southern end of the valley, where they believe the underground tombs are located
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as in to explore
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
the Spanish conquistadors searched vast areas of the Southwest in their quest for the fabled cities of gold
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Recent Examples of search
Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
Liverpool don’t have a replacement for Heitinga lined up, but the search for a new addition to Slot’s staff is already underway.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 12 June 2025
It had been visited by an investigator, searching for locations where someone may have spotted Chandler around the time of the murders.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
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Noun
The idea that airlines or booking sites track your searches to hike prices remains one of the most persistent travel myths of the digital age.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
Liverpool don’t have a replacement for Heitinga lined up, but the search for a new addition to Slot’s staff is already underway.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Verb
Software will search for differences between each map and send out an alert about each one; there could be as many as 10 million alerts a night about potential new objects or changes in the maps.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 12 June 2025
It had been visited by an investigator, searching for locations where someone may have spotted Chandler around the time of the murders.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search
Noun
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Workers with a college degree still fare better on the job hunt than those without one, but the lack of movement for those that are currently employed are making backfill positions more and more limited.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Any future decision on a hunt would have to come back before lawmakers.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Fears that a serial killer is at large were reignited by the recent discovery of a body in a Texas lake, where 19 corpses have been found over the past three years.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Stay away from open fields, hill summits, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Shore landings will also allow travelers to explore coastal towns like Loreto.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
13 June 2025
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Scuba divers enjoy exploring the west bay of Entalula Island, which has a beautiful coral garden and El Nido's famous limestone wall diving site.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Benesse Art Site Naoshima, a sprawling art constellation on three islands, adds a 10th museum by the star architect Tadao Ando that caps the cultural quest of Soichiro Fukutake.—
Noriko Hayashi,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Harvard’s dishonest expert on honesty is a poignant symbol of a far larger problem in academia: ideological allegiance replacing the quest for truth.—
Andrew Follett,
National Review,
31 May 2025
Verb
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There’s a single 8-megapixel camera that, again, is acceptable at this tablet’s price point, but otherwise not a camera most would want to use for anything other than the most basic use (like maybe scanning documents).—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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One couple was relieved to have made it out of their hearing without being detained -- but were still scanning the parking lot outside the courthouse, nervous that agents would approach them.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
Verb
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No one supposedly could locate the accused to bring to trial, despite the men belonging to one of England’s highest nobility houses.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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Ellie’s Bar London’s hottest new bar is located — where else? — in Dalston.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Many eagle-eyed fans have combed through the footage, mainly the backgrounds of the arenas, and found references to other Marvel characters like Dazzler, Daredevil, Thor, Wasp, Luna Snow and The Fantastic Four.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Reporters combed through court documents to examine charges and federal records to identify people in ICE custody.—
Hannah Critchfield,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
Verb
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In one study of over 12,000 adults, researchers investigated whether genetics influences the link between vegetable intake and weight or obesity.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2025
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The crash is now being investigated by the NTSB and FAA.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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