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as in found
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 explored
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 searched
Officers searched the area for Ebert and his 2001 Buick, which was found unoccupied with front-end damage in the 15000 block of Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Police reported finding two hydrocodone pills in the 50-year-old Presidential Medal of Freedom winner’s pockets when he was searched at the crash site.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
FishBooker searched throughout the nation for the best lakes for anglers and came up with this ranking that includes waters in Colorado and the beautiful environment of Idaho.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Troopers searched the area and found Jolley on Water Street roughly 20 minutes after the shooting.
—Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
The detectives searched the area and found a group of teens about a block south on Southwest 221st Street and 112th Court.
—David Goodhue
april 3, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Park Ridge firefighters immediately started fighting the fire and stretched a hose line through the back door while other crews rapidly searched the house to verify that no one was trapped inside.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
After handcuffing Woods, authorities searched his pockets and found two white pills.
—R.j. Rico, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The company and the ministry did not say when the ship was searched or its current location.
—Max Burman, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Adam Thompson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Police reported finding two hydrocodone pills in the 50-year-old Presidential Medal of Freedom winner’s pockets when he was searched at the crash site.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
FishBooker searched throughout the nation for the best lakes for anglers and came up with this ranking that includes waters in Colorado and the beautiful environment of Idaho.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Troopers searched the area and found Jolley on Water Street roughly 20 minutes after the shooting.
—Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
The detectives searched the area and found a group of teens about a block south on Southwest 221st Street and 112th Court.
—David Goodhue
april 3, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Park Ridge firefighters immediately started fighting the fire and stretched a hose line through the back door while other crews rapidly searched the house to verify that no one was trapped inside.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
After handcuffing Woods, authorities searched his pockets and found two white pills.
—R.j. Rico, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The company and the ministry did not say when the ship was searched or its current location.
—Max Burman, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searched
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Its founding principles—informed by an environmentally-conscious ethos and values which ‘protect the islands, support local communities, and do business in a…fair and future-focused way,’ says Dixon—mirrored those at Nikoi, and still hold strong today.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the three who founded it in 1998 ran two unlicensed boarding schools in Missouri that have since been closed amid abuse allegations.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Wilzig became a dedicated collector, author and lecturer, eventually amassing thousands of pieces that explored human sexuality across cultures and centuries.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The city has since explored smaller buyouts in places that flood repeatedly, including the Jewel Streets neighborhood, also known as the Hole, at the Brooklyn-Queens border.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Because Buckley has short hair, a chignon or updo was not an option—but combed neatly back with a side part, clearing the face, feels like a very Grace Kelly detail.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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Police also covered the lake in those first few hours, and dogs and drones have combed the area to no avail.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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The restoration was made using extant materials from 1968, including a 35mm release print preserved at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film archive and a 35mm release print preserved and scanned at the BFI National Archive.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Yet this is also the same company that ripped the spine off millions of books, scanned their pages, and fed the text into Claude’s training data.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Another, by the Agency for Health Care Administration, examined whether the Flagami house where Rabell lived was an unlicensed elder care facility.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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OrbDoc, a health care technology company that uses artificial intelligence to create tools for clinicians, performed an analysis for NBC News that examined what hospitals charge uninsured patients for particular procedures compared with what Medicare pays.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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SkyCal flew overhead as several officers surveyed the spot where the crash had happened.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Dunn surveyed 300 people with a waistline of 34 inches and up.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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To that end, AD recently scoured the country to find the prettiest college campuses in the United States, taking into consideration both architectural legacy and setting.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Gone, too, is the heavy law enforcement presence that for days scoured every square inch of Nancy Guthrie’s property, which spans thousands of square feet.—
Celina Tebor,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Santa Monica Pier was temporarily evacuated on Saturday afternoon as police investigated what was determined to be a non-credible bomb threat.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The cause of the crash is being investigated.—
Timia Cobb,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Searched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searched. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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