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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  1. seek
  2. find out
  3. hunt
  4. accompany
  5. run down
  6. dig up
  7. hear
  8. detect
Verb
  • At Film Bazaar, which is the project market component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, the team seeks to connect with potential co-producers and sales agents.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
  • That could change after Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, an epic drama (complete with 15-minute intermission) in which an emigrant Hungarian architect, László Toth (Adrien Brody), seeks political asylum, and a creative outlet, in post-war America.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of seek
Verb
  • Netflix is employing another Mean Girl (Hot Frosty had Gretchen Wieners) as Lindsay Lohan leads this rom-com as a woman who visits her boyfriend’s family for Christmas only to find out his sister is dating her ex (Ian Harding).
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Keep reading to find out what makes these best-sellers and other top deals must-haves for your travel gear collection.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of find out
Verb
  • Within three years, the NSSF’s database — filled with warranty card information and supplemented with names from voter rolls and hunting licenses — contained at least 5.5 million people.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Modern anti-submarine tactics involve helicopters operating far from their host ships, hunting and tracking enemy vessels with various sensors, and coordinating with ships and other aircraft.
    Reuters, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of hunt
Verb
  • Occupation, along with the repression and hardship that accompanied it, rallied new recruits to Hezbollah and other Lebanese armed political parties’ ranks.
    Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Perimenopausal symptoms begin when women reach their 40s, triggered by hormonal fluctuations and accompanied by irregular periods, brain fog, insomnia and hair loss.
    Akshay Syal, M.D., NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of accompany
Verb
  • Miss Petersen came back into the room and tears were running down her cheeks.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Abdallahi then ran down an alley, cut through a yard and then circled back toward the ambulance as paramedics were loading the injured man.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 26 Nov. 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
  • Courtney Hiatt, who graduated from the cadet academy in April, said hearing how firefighters dealt with their mental health was extremely helpful.
    Fernanda Figueroa, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Moss has heard this voice, and others like it, since childhood.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of hear
Verb
  • That’s because subs are stealthy and hard to detect.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Those who had suffered under the Terror detected signs of clandestine resistance.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of detect
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