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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Did more people enter the labor force in search of work?

From MarketWatch

Yemen is a major pathway for migrants from the Horn of Africa travelling to Gulf states in search of work.

From BBC

Others look after the elderly as young family members move to the U.S. and other South American countries in search of work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not so unlike the protagonist in her novel, Guo also flung herself out of a difficult childhood in a village with few opportunities for women, launching into the wider world in search of wisdom and adventure.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite being down to nine, Marseille pushed in search of a leveller at the Velodrome as Nantes continued to make chances at the other end.

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