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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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In recent years, over a million Cubans — roughly one in 10 — have migrated elsewhere in search of a better life, most of them heading to the United States.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 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

Like all thriving bureaucracies, the IMF is constantly in search of more resources and reduced accountability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Meanwhile for those in search of a real doer-upper there is the £750,000 Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum which it has been estimated could cost millions to restore.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

"If it is not too forward of me to enquire," said Tristran, "might I ask what it is that you are in search of?"

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman