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
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  • Congestion pricing also survived several lawsuits seeking to block the program, including a last-ditch effort from the state of New Jersey to have a judge put up a temporary roadblock against it.
    Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Firstly, most banks and brokers seeking to launch a retail crypto offering aren’t necessarily looking to bootstrap liquidity from scratch.
    Nimrod Lehavi, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of seek
Verb
  • The novel follows a young gay Black man named Davis who finds out at his wedding reception that his estranged father has been in a car accident, prompting a deeply personal reckoning.
    Sally Tamarkin, Them, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So, read on to find out the most expensive ZIP codes in West Virginia in 2024, relying on data from Zillow’s home value index and the Census Bureau.
    Andrew DePietro, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of find out
Verb
  • Investigations Three years after the U.S. withdrawal, former Afghan forces are hunted by the Taliban He has plans on attending Northern Virginia Community College to focus on computers and cyber security.
    Lauren Hodges, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Not that the YouTube original upload was bad, but this does feel like a bit of an upgrade even if hunting through the finer details does come off a bit silly.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of hunt
Verb
  • The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts has announced details of the New Year’s Eve celebration — and for the second year in a row, a custom drone show will accompany the fireworks at the stroke of midnight.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Logan Hollowell 11:11 Manifestation Candle, $70 This candle can accompany a manifestation practice and features the angel numbers 11:11, which typically represents the start of something new.
    Emily Burns, WWD, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompany
Verb
  • Our Harrison Campbell ran down five TSSAA football playoff games across the state that might feature upsets this week.
    Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Below, the executive runs down some of the career highlights from his time at the studio.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of run down
Verb
  • Across the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts, archaeologists dug up a set of much smaller projectiles: five musket balls fired during the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • For example, squirrels will bury and dig up nuts in the lawn and mulched beds, while chipmunks tend to make holes near stumps, buildings and brush piles.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of dig up
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  • TikTok appealed the case again to the Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the challenge with oral arguments set for Jan. 10.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The listener is simultaneously hearing and not hearing, unawarely aware.
    Harper's Magazine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of hear
Verb
  • Last year, a joint study in the U.K. and China found that two pervasive PFAS—called perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate—were detected in over 99 percent of bottled water samples from 15 countries globally.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • There is no foolproof system that can accurately detect if an essay was written by a chatbot, but relying on generative AI too much can crush your admissions prospects anyway.
    Brad Tuttle, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of detect
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