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as in found
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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as in explored
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 searched
Every bag and piece of equipment that comes through security on Sunday will be scanned and thoroughly searched.
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Six officers searched their residence, and the couple were detained for eight hours over a spat with Cowley Hill Primary School.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Officers searched the area and a nearby RV that was possibly connected to the gunman, but did not immediately find him.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Because Welles spent time in Brazil when the cuts happened, film historians and cinephiles have long searched for remnants there.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Issues with crime in neighborhood Riley said neighbors watched Tuesday as police searched for blood and a crime scene a few hundred feet from his home.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Officers searched the grounds and a drone, K9s and a police air unit were deployed.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors said Clifford searched for Tate's podcast less than 24 hours before the murders.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the dense vegetation and challenging topography, personnel from the FBI Seattle field office, with the support of FBI headquarters and partner agencies, thoroughly searched and documented over 1,000,000 square meters, or 247 acres.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Six officers searched their residence, and the couple were detained for eight hours over a spat with Cowley Hill Primary School.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Officers searched the area and a nearby RV that was possibly connected to the gunman, but did not immediately find him.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Because Welles spent time in Brazil when the cuts happened, film historians and cinephiles have long searched for remnants there.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Issues with crime in neighborhood Riley said neighbors watched Tuesday as police searched for blood and a crime scene a few hundred feet from his home.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Officers searched the grounds and a drone, K9s and a police air unit were deployed.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors said Clifford searched for Tate's podcast less than 24 hours before the murders.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite the dense vegetation and challenging topography, personnel from the FBI Seattle field office, with the support of FBI headquarters and partner agencies, thoroughly searched and documented over 1,000,000 square meters, or 247 acres.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for searched
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Advertisement In some respects, Patagonia has hardly changed since Chouinard founded the company.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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With no clear winner yet, the European Industrial Alliance on Small Modular Reactors, a public-private platform founded by the European Commission in 2024, has been edging its bets.—
Anna Heim,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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If that obsession had died down as the months went by, it was rekindled in November when House leaders explored the topic of UFOs once more.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Romvari cut her teeth with documentaries that also have explored her familial history, and this feels like a culmination of that work.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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Victor Campos gently combed away sawdust clinging to Oden’s hide as an auctioneer’s voice echoed Saturday through the Gold Country Fair.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The explosion of attention was traumatizing — death threats slipped under her dorm room door, paparazzi combed through her trash, and she was forced off campus with round-the-clock security.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Paper tickets have become rarer, as digital tickets are scanned in at venues everywhere.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Every bag and piece of equipment that comes through security on Sunday will be scanned and thoroughly searched.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In the new study, researchers examined bone marrow stem cells donated by patients undergoing hip replacement surgery.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Insurance is becoming more expensive with fewer options A 2025 report from the Treasury Department examined insurance data trends from 330 insurers, covering more than 246 million homeowners insurance policies across the country from 2018 to 2022.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many companies and industries are clearly overwhelmed by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence—with a recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology paper suggesting that 95% of generative AI pilot programs had failed among the dozens of companies the researchers surveyed.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Perseverance rover surveyed the river valley after finding the sample to better understand the environment where the rocks were deposited and determine how the leopard spots may have formed, Hurowitz said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, as online sleuths scoured photos of Trump for evidence of any frailty, the political scientist Ian Bremmer pointed out that obsessive scrutiny of a leader’s health is a hallmark of authoritarian countries.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Thankfully, Murphy had help, as her two friends scoured the area by her side (iPhone flashlights in hand).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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As officers arrived and investigated, additional gunfire was discharged from both outside and inside an apartment toward them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
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The case is now being investigated as a homicide.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Searched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searched. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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