search out

phrasal verb

searched out; searching out; searches out

: to find (someone or something) by carefully looking

She searched out the needed information.

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At one point, the pair raced ahead of the fleet to reach Indonesia, to search out the best surf spots. —

Helen Iatrou, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025 To calm sensitive skin, dermatologists recommend searching out products with a short ingredient list. —

Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Even Evie, to the agony of Pippa, is searching out something that not every family member is willing to provide. —

Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024 Larger animals would never fit through the opening, the groups argued, and the smaller ones that might surely would not search out the nearest border crossing like a school kid looking for the crosswalk. —

Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for search out