scour

[skou^uhr, 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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Others question the driver, rifle through his belongings and scour his mobile phone.

From BBC

His team has likely scoured applications, taxes, investments, expense claims, and more of all the current governors.

From Barron's

I popped open my laptop and called my father and stepmother to help scour for flights.

From The Wall Street Journal

Silva Gu's eyes dart back and forth across miles of tall grassland, scouring it for signs of life in the darkness.

From BBC

While Lee waited on word from the mine, she scoured the internet for jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal