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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2
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
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Click here to join or search for The Athletic | F1 on your WhatsApp.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 30 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
But Johnson’s show, which unfolds chronologically, feels like one winding, thorny, searching, implicitly memoiristic half-century-long process of thought—a record of growing up.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Click here to join or search for The Athletic | F1 on your WhatsApp.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search
Noun
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The company’s shares have risen more than 7% this week as Meta’s deal to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy has reinforced the view that demand is increasing as the tech sector hunts for electricity for its data centers.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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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
Verb
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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
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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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Visitors can climb the tower for panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline, explore rooms restored to reflect 19th-century lighthouse life, and unwind with their picnic in a shaded pavilion with unbeatable views.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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Resources for Empowerment For those interested in exploring the relationship between cannabis and feminine energy, there are several resources available.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
1 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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The lounge, which is fittingly located in the hotel’s seafront garden, takes design cues from Riva’s iconic runabouts, naturally.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
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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Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams says his office is combing through jail call logs and cross-referencing fingerprints and DNA samples to ascertain who else working at the jail may have been involved.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
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 10 Jun. 2025.
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