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as in to find
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
archaeologists have begun to search the southern end of the valley, where they believe the underground tombs are located
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as in to explore
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
the Spanish conquistadors searched vast areas of the Southwest in their quest for the fabled cities of gold
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Recent Examples of search
Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
A week later, Google reported that searches for marquise engagement rings were at an all-time high, surpassing round cuts for the first time ever—long the most popular cut for couples.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Just this week, Real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel posted a series of Instagram videos claiming to have a secret Pentagon source who told her that the drones are searching for nuclear material.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The quest for stardom for many who came to Nashville began with the search for an open microphone.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
A week later, Google reported that searches for marquise engagement rings were at an all-time high, surpassing round cuts for the first time ever—long the most popular cut for couples.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
Now council members and city staff are searching for answers on how to move forward with building a police headquarters to replace one officers say is too cramped and outdated.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Just this week, Real Housewives star Bethenny Frankel posted a series of Instagram videos claiming to have a secret Pentagon source who told her that the drones are searching for nuclear material.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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Unsurprisingly, Jordan’s hunt for this buck was filmed.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 12 Dec. 2024
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Plot and character details are being kept in the hard drive, but the project is described as a paranoid thriller that has tonal influences of Silence of the Lambs and involves the hunt for a cyber terrorist.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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Popular on Variety Moreover, those who have highly specialized skills — research, analytics, marketing, finance — can find themselves in demand as consultants and contract workers from the same companies that have gutted their teams through layoffs.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Good catchers are hard to find, and the Cubs viewed the possibility of trading for one as increasingly unlikely.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Sure, Dark Horse Comics’ Dawn of the Jedi series already explored such ideas, but the current canon’s past is a blank slate, so expect all-new concepts to be brought to the table.Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, end-of-year planning should incorporate tax strategies, such as making deductible contributions to reduce taxable income or exploring Roth conversions to optimize long-term benefits.True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Fortunately for Boston, the Astros' latest addition could pave the way for Bregman to join the Red Sox in their quest to win a 10th World Series title in 2025.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The trucking players are eager to go into production and many startups continue their quest.Brad Templeton, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Patrons scan their Gail Borden library cards or reciprocal borrower cards to start their sessions.Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
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With each, users must scan a list of blue links, select and read a source, and abstract any pertinent information.Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Naila immediately began calling anyone in Syria who might help locate her sister and her family.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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However, the process is slow due to the time and costs involved in locating each person, obtaining their DNA and testing it.Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Businesses will also benefit from leveraging large context windows to comb through their entire corpus of documents—aka institutional knowledge—in a single prompt.Clint Boulton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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As an introverted schoolboy in Reading, England—his family had moved there from Belfast—Branagh wrote to his actor heroes, combing through old theatre magazines and charting their rise from tiny parts at the Royal Shakespeare Company to later triumphs.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Most recently, the CFPB filed a complaint against the operator of the Zelle payments network, as well as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, alleging that the firms failed to properly investigate fraud complaints or give victims reimbursement.Kristian Burt, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Watch on Amazon The Order Jude Law is terrific playing against type as Terry Husk, a veteran FBI agent tasked with investigating a baffling string of daylight robberies that have been escalating in terms of violence.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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