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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  1. seek
  2. find out
  3. hunt
  4. accompany
  5. run down
  6. dig up
  7. hear
  8. detect
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  • This strategic evolution comes at a time when wealthy individuals in the Middle East are actively seeking diversification beyond traditional Western markets.
    FamilyOfficeHK Contributor, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Smith also said the school's population grew dramatically post-pandemic as many parents sought an alternative to public schools.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of seek
Verb
  • These are early days and Amorim is finding out every week what works and what doesn’t.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of find out
Verb
  • Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Vikings are hunting the No. 1 seed in the NFC and are facing a Packers team that's likely to make the dance.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hunt
Verb
  • A week after winning the presidential election, the president-elect met with Biden in the White House, accompanied by a roaring fire in the Oval Office’s fireplace.
    Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The game was chippy right up through the final buzzer — the teams combined for 18 penalties, and practically every whistle was accompanied by a scrum — but the Lightning didn’t lose focus and left South Florida with two points.
    Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 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
  • Here’s how to manage raccoons Rodents Many different types of rodents may be digging up your yard, including squirrels, chipmunks, and even rats.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Kohler Company plans to build a luxury golf course on its property along Lake Michigan, but some residents are concerned about ancient Indigenous burial sites being disturbed and dug up there.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of dig up
Verb
  • On Monday, the Tamalpais Union High School District board heard a staff update on the district’s e-bike policy.
    Cameron Macdonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The goal is for your audience to fully understand the story, even without hearing a word.
    Michael Chad Hoeppner, TIME, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of hear
Verb
  • This new study also builds upon a discovery from earlier this year that detected carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide ice on trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) for the first time.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
  • If malaria is the culprit, there may have been ways to rapidly detect it locally, said Amira Albert Roess, a professor of global health and epidemiology at George Mason University.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of detect
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