Definitions

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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The American Hotel and Lodging Assn. attributed the delayed booking boom to young international travelers waiting until right before the game to book hotels in search of last-minute deals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

Humphrey’s, which in 1935 had called the same agency’s functions quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial, was “a result in search of a rationale.”

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

But it was teams of firefighters and rescue workers from Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and the U.S. who crawled through slabs of concrete in search of survivors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Austria piled forward in search of an equaliser and found it through Sasa Kalajdzic's header with just seconds remaining.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

The robot called out, “Hello, fish, my name is Roz! I am headed north in search of the Ancient Shark. Have you heard of her?”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

in search of

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