as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
combed the library for the missing book
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Recent Examples of comb
Sunbathing college students and vacation-goers dipped in the very waters divers were combing for evidence days earlier.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
But for some of the scholars who immediately started combing through the documents, the brief passage, seen unredacted for the first time, raised eyebrows for sure.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The film unfolds through the perspective of an adult woman, Sophie, reflecting on her childhood, combing through fragments of the past to make sense of something that, inevitably, always remains just out of reach.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
In order to find the best hydrating serums for dry skin, our team combed the market for options from top brands.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
But for some of the scholars who immediately started combing through the documents, the brief passage, seen unredacted for the first time, raised eyebrows for sure.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The film unfolds through the perspective of an adult woman, Sophie, reflecting on her childhood, combing through fragments of the past to make sense of something that, inevitably, always remains just out of reach.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
In order to find the best hydrating serums for dry skin, our team combed the market for options from top brands.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
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Police are searching for a man who shoved a 61-year-old straphanger off a Brooklyn subway platform — just minutes before a train was due at the station.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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After running the financial models and tallying the costs associated with the new levies, Liss set off to Asia in March to search for an alternative business plan.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Grab your heavy-duty broom or rake and sweep debris manually wherever tidying up is needed.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Ready for weeding, raking, or the occasional non-gardening task, put these gloves to the test.—
Nora Taylor,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2025
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Garcia Aquino, who was arrested on the charge two days after Hernandez's body was found, faces six years in prison if convicted.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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June eventually found herself at Serena’s mercy and was spared; June then, as luck would have it, delivered Serena’s baby and was later reunited with Luke.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Comb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comb. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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