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rifle through

VERB

dip into

Synonyms

WEAK

appropriate browse dabble flip through get glance at glance over leaf through peruse play at run over run through scan seize skim take taste thumb through

VERB

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 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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"No student should have to rifle through drawers looking for a crumpled certificate when they're preparing for a job interview," Skills Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith said.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

If that weren’t enough, the government then sent agents to rifle through her car and search her belongings.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

ChatGPT delivered simple answers in an accessible way and didn’t ask users to rifle through blue links.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

I rifle through the bag that usually goes into my bag — i.e., the makeup pouch I typically throw in a tote — and fish out the essentials: my pillbox, my Chapstick, my house keys.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022

Ralph retook the driver’s test by himself in June; and every day after that, as soon he came home from work, he’d rifle through the family mail, hoping.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

rifle through

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