searches

Part of Speech:

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seeking to find something n.
seek to find something v.

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

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searches

Those efforts include searches for complex organic molecules and measurements that could help identify the unknown absorber.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Only around 1 in 4 searches looking at L.A. rental properties came from outside the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He was taken to a London police station and searches were carried out at a different address in Swindon, the Metropolitan Police said.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

So far this decade, Walmart has built up its so-called retail media network, which charges brands for advertisements and sponsored searches on the retailer’s websites and apps.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

He had virtually ransacked Africa looking for these life forms, but despite his searches he had never found them in their natural hiding places.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston