as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic
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Recent Examples of scour
Campus leaders have been scouring the community for space.
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
His representatives are scouring the market and have found Turkey to be a likely destination for the 31-year-old.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
PCMag was on the ground in Las Vegas this week scouring the CES floor for the latest tech and newest gear.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
In the lead-up to Wicked, the singer embraced method dressing to the fullest possible extent, scouring the earth for every last pink dress.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
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Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
His representatives are scouring the market and have found Turkey to be a likely destination for the 31-year-old.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
PCMag was on the ground in Las Vegas this week scouring the CES floor for the latest tech and newest gear.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
In the lead-up to Wicked, the singer embraced method dressing to the fullest possible extent, scouring the earth for every last pink dress.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for scour
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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