search (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for search (for)
Verb
  • The book seeks to answer this query by recasting personal writing as a conversation between recollection and amnesia.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
  • However, people still seek popularity because cool people tend to reap more social rewards.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Tune in on Tuesday night to FOX Sports 2 to find out.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • Those interested in buying the new doll can find out where to buy it on Mattel's website.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • The Minnesota Lynx are leading the pack and are hunting for their first title since 2017.
    Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • All the while, a menacing gangster named Vince (Cranston) looms in the background, hunting Marius down for a debt that could cost him his life.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The black paint on accompanying bicycle pumps also exceeded federal lead limits for paint.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • He was accompanied on his visit by Texas Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, members of his Cabinet and other Texas lawmakers.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Written by young adult author Lois Duncan, the novel concerns four teenage friends who accidentally run down and kill a cyclist and cover up their involvement in the crime.
    William Earl, Variety, 16 July 2025
  • The truck may have been taking up a small portion of a bike lane that runs down Broadway near Cedar St. at the time of the attack, a police source with knowledge of the incident said.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • Pipes with cannabis residue were dug up in Shakespeare’s garden, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Shakespeare is the one who put them there.
    Sam Kelly July 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
  • The initial surface used for the first two test events was dug up and relaid in April.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • But customers still want to feel heard and understood.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
  • The royal appeared to hear the declaration, laughing in response.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • New advances in telescopes and instruments could eventually give astronomers the ability to detect the faint objects through viewing.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 July 2025
  • Comprehensive protective intelligence including digital risk and threat monitoring to scan for and detect threats on social media and deep and dark web venues, as well as continual assessment of the threat landscape and the executive’s evolving profile.
    Control Risks, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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“Search (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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