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Definitions

scour

[skouuhr, skou-er] / skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər /
VERB
clean, polish thoroughly
Synonyms
STRONG
abrade brush buff burnish cleanse flush furbish mop pumice purge rub sand scrub wash whiten
Antonyms
STRONG
dirty
WEAK
ignore overlook rust
VERB
search thoroughly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comb ransack rummage
STRONG
beat find forage grub hunt inquire rake rout seek
WEAK
ferret out go over with a fine-tooth comb leave no stone unturned look for look high and low look up and down track down turn inside out turn upside down
Antonyms
STRONG
answer lose neglect
WEAK
dirty ignore overlook rust

Example Sentences

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That might sound like the bare minimum, but as he scoured around for the ideal spot, the former international found many were tailored for NFL, basketball or baseball teams.

From BBC

Another Elder was busy wiping the tables with a lemon-scented scour pad.

From Literature

She’s made a habit of scouring the racks for good deals, and this is one of the nicest ones she’s found for me.

From Literature

She scoured the room, her tiny claws clacking across the floor—which, contrary to the clacking, looked like undulating water beneath her feet.

From Literature

Gough said he has to buy coffee at the price available to him in the moment, and Reverie isn’t big enough to hire a dedicated buyer who can scour for deals.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.