searched (for)

verb

Definition of searched (for)next
past tense of search (for)
1
as in sought

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2
as in dug up

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  1. sought
  2. hunted
  3. accompanied
  4. heard
  5. discovered
  6. detected
  7. examined
  8. determined
Verb
  • Then came the drive for reparations and restitution, which not only sought to compensate for the unimaginable suffering but also for the property seized by the Nazis.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In August, the rapper pled guilty to one count of gun possession, but his legal team sought to have the case moved from Louisiana to Utah.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sought
Verb
  • Other researchers contended that these communities hunted for larger game.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • It is believed to have stalked and hunted its prey like one too, peering above the water and clamping down on prey with powerful jaws.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of hunted
Verb
  • Finally, the topmost aim is to allow the use of a separate video as the input source, possibly accompanied by text and images, all of which the generative AI utilizes to produce a suitable video.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There are certainly true believers in the technology, but they are accompanied by celebrities and memelords drumming up new coins based on viral memes, and scores of day traders hoping to catch one of these speculation tokens at the right moment.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • It’s dubbed the wolf moon, since wolves’ howls were more likely to be heard during winter, per the Almanac.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • People can be heard crying and screaming in the footage, while others pray for those who were killed.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of heard
Verb
  • In the East China Sea, scientists discovered the skeleton of a glass sponge that had lived for some 11,000 years.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Luna was discovered dead inside his Lafayette Ave.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of discovered
Verb
  • This step must include setting up alerts that let teams know when unauthorized modifications are detected.
    Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The study also detected a trend of Jews leaning away from their identities, with as many as 31 percent of characters embracing other cultures over their own.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of detected
Verb
  • Experts examined the needles using mass spectrometry, which measures molecules’ mass-to-charge ratio, and an imaging technique called micro-CT scanning.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The researchers examined twelve ancient pottery fragments from the Shangshan site, dating back to 10,000-9000 BP in the Neolithic period.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of examined
Verb
  • According to Berlin, the awards are determined by the 575 voting members of the CCA; there are another 100 non-voting members.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • From surveillance video, New York investigators determined the shooter quickly fled the city, likely by bus.
    Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of determined
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