- present participle of search.
searching
Example Sentences
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At the office, he’s known for poring over annual reports, searching for nuggets that can lead to a profitable investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
But IceCube is searching for much higher-energy neutrinos, those produced by violent processes far beyond our Solar System — in distant galaxies.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Instead of searching for quark and antiquark pairs after lead ion collisions, the researchers looked for events in which one quark traveled through the plasma in nearly the opposite direction from a "Z boson."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Angel City sporting director Mark Parsons is taking his time searching for a new coach in a strategy that could jeopardize the team’s playoff chances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Hesterfowl ignored Clare’s questions and continued searching the floor.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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