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searches

NOUN

seeking to find something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

examination exploration hunt inquiry inspection investigation pursuit quest research

STRONG

chase frisking going-over inquest pursual pursuance pursuing rummage scrutiny shakedown

WEAK

fishing expedition legwork perquisition wild-goose chase witch hunt

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

WEAK

finding

VERB

seek to find something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check comb examine explore go through hunt hunt for inspect investigate look probe ransack scan scour scout scrutinize seek sift

STRONG

beat ferret forage frisk grope grub inquire prospect pry quest rake root rummage study

WEAK

beat about cast about chase after go in quest of go over with a fine-tooth comb gun for leave no stone unturned look for look high and low look over poke into rifle through run down shake down smell around track down turn inside out turn upside down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect overlook

STRONG

cover

WEAK

find

Example Sentences

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“I’m not”—she searches for the English word—“clairvoyant? I cannot read his mind. . . . People say to me, ‘Yeah, Beatrice, all those speeches, but do you really think he believes any of it?’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Google took internet searches to the next level.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Simple internet searches can surface a wide array of voice cloning apps, many available for free, that create realistic AI replicas using small samples -- sometimes only seconds -- of a person's real voice.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

U.K. antitrust regulators said they would allow publishers to opt out of feeding their content to power artificial-intelligence features in Google’s online searches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

She searches for the right word to follow the blue of blue.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez