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

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in search of

After Gaddafi's fall in 2011, American and Scottish investigators went to Libya in search of new evidence in the case.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Some like Zhu travel to the city in search of a single book.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

After Israel’s surprise attack on Syria and Egypt in October 1973, Kissinger spent nearly two years on “shuttle diplomacy,” flying back and forth between Cairo, Damascus and Jerusalem in search of a lasting peace deal.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Others are still in search of more affordable prices in the used market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The discovery of the historic document led to further research in Europe, Brazil, and Mozambique in search of facts about the São José and its ill-fated voyage.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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