Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searched (for)
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Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Trump has sought to avoid a similar fate with his site, which is a much smaller undertaking, and to ensure the initiative delivers visible political payoff.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Several outlets dug up a red carpet clip from 2023, appearing to show visible tension between the Beckhams, seemingly validating Brooklyn’s claims.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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But Vermont has been buried before, and dug up again, and even brought back to life.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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The design is meant to reorient us, to take us on a trail walked not by humans but traversed and carved by elephants, a creature still misunderstood, vilified and hunted for its cataclysmic-like ability to reshape land, and sometimes communities.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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McMann hunted, but never cheated, for offence.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Strong quickly found out how difficult this comeback was still going to be.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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On a recent flight from Doha, Qatar, to Delhi, Mohd Rizwan found out.—
Christopher Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Prayer requests have accompanied Guthrie’s calls for help locating her mother.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who described the treaty as the most important step in the bilateral partnership in three decades.—
NINIEK KARMINI,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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The piers of an unfinished, elevated toll road, the Skyway, ran down the center of one of the streets, Gregorio Araneta Avenue, which also happened to be the home of Manila’s new boom industry, a mile-and-a-half-long strip of funeral homes, florists, and crematoria.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Gold buttons ran down the front placket of the coat, while the midi skirt of the coat flowed for a sense of movement.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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She's also heard praise from her mom.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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At one point, a song disparaging Noem and serving as an anti-ICE anthem that’s been widely circulated on social media could be heard coming from a crowd gathered outside the stadium.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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On his phone, customs agents discovered messages encouraging extreme violence, rape, Nazism and self-harm.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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When the children were finally taken into state custody, many were discovered to have a vast array of illnesses, developmental delays, and genetic conditions that had been left untreated.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Searched (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searched%20%28for%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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