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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 combed
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
The 200-thread count windowpane plaid set is made of 100% yarn-dyed combed cotton percale.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
His hair has a 50s, slick matinee-idol look, combed into a quiff ready for the double bill at the Almeida.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
The 200-thread count windowpane plaid set is made of 100% yarn-dyed combed cotton percale.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating Abraham’s death as a homicide, searched Thomas’ home and found evidence indicating a violent altercation had occurred inside, according to an arrest warrant affidavit filed by the sheriff’s office.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Firefighters searched for survivors through smoke and rubble.Hanna Arhirova and Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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After all, marketing and accounting are often seen as having opposite functions—the former dealing with creating work and the latter with meticulous number crunching.Vlad Rusz, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is a mere bit of history touched upon in The Art of Gracie, the latest volume narrated by family members who have overseen the meticulous manufacturing methods true to their business.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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Langford founded and is the coach for the Avon High School debate team.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Knoxville College is a small HBCU, or historically Black college or university, founded in 1875.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The researchers are careful to point out that this method was intended to work only with cooperative participants.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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This process begins with careful curation and labeling of data before it's fed into AI models.Rehan Jalil, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Combed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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