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
Since the Salvation Army first opened its doors in 1865, savvy buyers have scoured through thrift stores, hoping to find cheaper versions of expensive goods.
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Marina Lopes, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
An Amnesty International team scoured security branches of the former regime around Damascus this week.
—Raja Razek, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
That's why for years, NASA had been planning and developing a flagship mission to send an uncrewed spacecraft to scour the celestial body for clues.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
Divers and other rescue personnel scoured Green Lake for weeks in a bid to recover his body.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Marina Lopes, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
An Amnesty International team scoured security branches of the former regime around Damascus this week.
—Raja Razek, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
That's why for years, NASA had been planning and developing a flagship mission to send an uncrewed spacecraft to scour the celestial body for clues.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
Divers and other rescue personnel scoured Green Lake for weeks in a bid to recover his body.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Scour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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