search (for or out)

verb

Definition of search (for or out)next
as in to pursue
to go in search of every year major league scouts crisscross the country to search for young players with promising talent

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  1. pursue
  2. seek
  3. look up
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  • In addition to its arguments about the configuration of Ocean Drive, the Clevelander is also pursuing claims that the city has illegally sought to block its application to turn the hotel into a workforce housing tower under Florida’s Live Local Act.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • If a case can’t be made on a death, KCK police often pursue a distribution charge.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of pursue
Verb
  • But keeping the value in conference championships helps preserve the stakes of the regular season, which leaders have sought to protect.
    Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • That includes at least two North Carolina defendants, who sought to delay their sentencing by referencing Trump's plan to issue pardons, The News & Observer reported.
    Lucille Sherman, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of seek
Verb
  • As things stand, that would be enough via the present UEFA coefficient to secure Champions League football for 2025-26, but Newcastle are looking up and hunting down those above them rather than merely defending their own position.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The city had gone through a rough stretch, but things were looking up.
    Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of look up
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search (for)

search (for or out)

searching

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“Search (for or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%20or%20out%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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