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 two sides are still far apart in negotiations, according to multiple reports this week, as Alonso is seeking more money than the Mets are willing to offer — even on a short-term contract.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The punishment was far less than the maximum six-month sentence sought by the government but more than the probation that Papadopoulos and his lawyers had asked for.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of seek
Verb
  • In the summer and fall of 2023, three researchers from a small Russian collective called the Public Sociology Laboratory, or P.S. Lab, travelled to three different regions across Russia, to find out what people thought about the war in Ukraine.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Ask your line manager for support and find out what internal resources are available in your current workplace's learning and development department, or if there is any upcoming training you can be enrolled in.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of find out
Verb
  • Nonetheless, in the near term, tens of thousands of residents are now unexpectedly hunting for new housing.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Ukraine’s shotgun-wielding drones are hunting Russian infantry now.
    David Axe, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of hunt
Verb
  • In this case, extremely wet conditions are followed almost immediately by parched weather patterns, typically accompanied by above average temperatures.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Andrews constantly checked his form, every movement accompanied by a directive.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of accompany
Verb
  • And one Ukrainian crew turned their eight-wheeled Stryker infantry fighting vehicle into a weapon—and ran down, and over, at least one hapless Russian soldier trying to dodge on foot.
    David Axe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Quartz’s Bruce Gil runs down the most recent developments.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of run down
Verb
  • Our writer untangles a mystery dug up by the turtle counters.
    Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Disney+ is digging up a familiar IP for its next original series.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of dig up
Verb
  • Justices issued an order agreeing to hear the appeal by Terry Hubbard, who went to the Supreme Court in October after the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that charges against him should move forward.
    Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The high court, which will have to hear the case, next meets on March 11.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of hear
Verb
  • Wilson was later arrested over Stevens’ death in Michigan in July 2024, after a license plate camera detected her vehicle, according to a press release from the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office previously obtained by PEOPLE.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Breaks are usually detected when there is water on a street.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of detect
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