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as in hunt
an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something the search for the missing hikers lasted several days

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Recent Examples of search
Noun
The search for Manny’s body, which was concentrated to a plot that is 200 feet by 200 feet by 4 feet, took four weeks, deputies said. Kate Linderman july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025 The film’s plot is too complicated by half, as Mei’s search for her missing sister leads her to Marcello’s restaurant — not to be confused with the Forbidden City, where Yun apparently served as a prostitute. Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 July 2025
Verb
The outlet reported on Monday that while rescue teams searched for survivors in floodwaters in Central Texas, Cruz remained in Greece and continued sightseeing. Andrew Stanton gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 As rescuers search for people by air, land and water, officials are warning those in central Texas that the flooding threat is not over. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for search
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Noun
  • There were ranchers and writers in attendance, as well as employees of Los Alamos National Laboratory, all of whom use public land to hike, hunt and fish.
    Abe Streep, ProPublica, 8 July 2025
  • And that hunt could include a deal to bring back a familiar face.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • As a 17-year-old, Gena Sims found inspiration while taking care of her sister.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
  • Officers found Miller with serious injuries and began lifesaving efforts before paramedics transported him to the hospital.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • The conversation will explore the urgent role of politics in this moment, the impact of federal policy on everyday lives, and how state leadership can be a catalyst for closing the racial wealth gap, expanding opportunity, and protecting our freedoms.
    Essence, Essence, 7 July 2025
  • There is still not enough data exploring how these dyes can affect people, but researchers are exploring potential links between them and hyperactivity and neurobehavioral issues in children.
    Alice Park, Time, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Some users are motivated by leaderboards, others by quiet streaks or personal quests.
    Sammy Rubin, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Everything England have done since losing 4-1 in India last year is to try to produce an attack that could win in Australia, hence the jettisoning of James Anderson, the quest for faster bowlers, and the Shoaib Bashir project.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Ruff scanned and rescanned his ticket in disbelief.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • Just scan your bar cart for an interesting bottle, crack a can of tonic, and apéro hour is yours.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Because Ireland is an Anglophone country with large diasporas located in the United Kingdom and the United States, it is assumed that politics should behave a little bit like the two nations who pump so much influence back into it through the mass media produced in London, New York, and Hollywood.
    Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 11 July 2025
  • Pérez Art Museum Miami The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), located off Biscayne Boulevard, offers world-class exhibitions, outdoor sculptures, and spaces for art, relaxation, and dining.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The search has encompassed several local, state and federal agencies – including the U.S. Marshals service and Border Patrol’s Tactical Unit – combing through the area’s vast wilderness by land and air.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Though there’s been plenty of research on the most effective training frequency and set volume, few studies have investigated how people should actually divide up their activity into different workouts, said lead study author Jacob Remmert, a PhD candidate at Florida Atlantic University.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 July 2025
  • Editor’s Note: Examining clothes through the ages, Dress Codes investigates how the rules of fashion have influenced different cultural arenas — and your closet. CNN — Pristine, crisp and all-white — tennis whites have been a tradition dating back centuries.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 July 2025

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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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