search party

noun

: an organized group of people who are looking for someone or something that is missing

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The next day the locals put together a big search party—and made a lot of attempts to shoot this bear down. Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024 The search party has stumbled upon two marble statues—the amplituhedron and now surfaceology. Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024 Family members and friends flew to Los Angeles to form a search party, with volunteers joining the effort as the case garnered national attention. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024 The family’s search party found the body of Amy Porter, 43, in a desert area near the side of Interstate 10 in Yucaipa, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department reported. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for search party 

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“Search party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20party. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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