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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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Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024
The 2010 missing persons case led Mexican officials on a nine-day search that ultimately led back to the girl's bed
Nearly a decade and a half ago, a nine-day search for a 4-year-old girl with disabilities gained extensive attention in Mexico and around the world.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
The fog of war, men searching for meaning in senseless situations, and the fraught interplay of competing drafts of history are themes that have popped up quite a bit in documentaries and narrative features premiering at the fall festivals this year.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The remains of a missing Oregon nurse were found after a three-day search and her neighbor was arrested, Beaverton Police said in a social media post.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024
The 2010 missing persons case led Mexican officials on a nine-day search that ultimately led back to the girl's bed
Nearly a decade and a half ago, a nine-day search for a 4-year-old girl with disabilities gained extensive attention in Mexico and around the world.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
Verb
But after a series of traumatic events involving Brooke’s father, the teenager disappears and Sam must search for her.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
The fog of war, men searching for meaning in senseless situations, and the fraught interplay of competing drafts of history are themes that have popped up quite a bit in documentaries and narrative features premiering at the fall festivals this year.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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