search (for)

verb

Definition of search (for)next
1
as in to seek

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2
as in to find out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search (for)
  1. seek
  2. find out
  3. hunt
  4. accompany
  5. run down
  6. dig up
  7. hear
  8. detect
Verb
  • The open congressional seat in District 12 opened up after Rep. Barbara Lee lost in her run for California senator and did not seek reelection.
    Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The company is actively seeking recovery of damages under its property insurance programs and has deferred $38.8 million of incremental costs related to the Maui windstorm and wildfires to a regulatory asset.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of seek
Verb
  • People who live in the US — and those who don’t — often use social media to find out about the latest products.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks.
    Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of find out
Verb
  • The state’s wildlife agency has regulated cat hunting since 1965.
    Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Directed by Kelly Marcel, The Last Dance finds Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his Symbiote pal Venom on the run, hunted by both of their worlds, forcing them to make a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on their last dance.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of hunt
Verb
  • This time, a man wearing a gaiter that covered his nose and mouth was accompanied by three other individuals who appeared intimidating to Raimi.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Either way, the crux is that the answers by AI are always accompanied by a kind of confidence level concerning how likely the answer is correct or not.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of accompany
Verb
  • Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro runs down Powell’s limited chatter about it.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In the end, Manchester United was able to run down the remainder of the clock, end its six-year trophy wait – the club’s longest wait for a major trophy since 1983 – and possibly usher in a new era at the club.
    Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of run down
Verb
  • The trailer shows the pair’s various attempts to revamp Brando's island home, including showing Zane using a bulldozer as workers dig up areas around the island.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Belichick signed her Deductive Logic textbook at the time and their first meeting was captured in a selfie, dug up by TMZ Sports.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of dig up
Verb
  • The neighbor also later heard yelling coming from nearby woods.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Catherine’s husband has also been unable to hear her, deaf to anything but the gonging of his own jealous rage.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of hear
Verb
  • Cases have been detected in 14 states, according to an update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Jonel Aleccia, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Its intelligent imaging analysis recognizes more fonts than before, as well as can detect text that is vertical or shows up across multiple lines.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of detect
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“Search (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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