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in search of

ADJECTIVE
following
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coming consecutive ensuing subsequent succeeding successive
STRONG
attendant back hinder latter posterior pursuing rear resulting serial specified then trailing
WEAK
a while later after a while afterward coming after coming next consequent consequential directly after henceforth in pursuit in the wake of later later on next next off on the scent presently proximate sequent sequential seriate supervenient when
Antonyms
STRONG
front preceding
WEAK
first leading

Example Sentences

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For more than 40 years, Schwimmer has explored fossil sites across Alabama, Georgia and Texas in search of Deinosuchus remains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

If Bitcoin, the world’s biggest digital currency, is a solution in search of a problem, then AI is a solution in search of a solution.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

It persuaded him to study physiotherapy at a technical college in Leeds before heading to North America in search of a job.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

And so the plot tracks Tereza’s episodic adventures on the run, escaping to sail down the river in search of a working airplane.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Most Sapiens bands lived on the road, roaming from place to place in search of food.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari