Search
verb
To look for something or someone carefully or thoroughly.
She is searching for her lost keys.
Often appears as...
- search for
- search out
verb
To examine something carefully.
The police searched the car for drugs.
Often appears as...
- search through
- search around
verb
To try to find information on the Internet.
I searched for tips on how to train a dog.
Often appears as...
- search online
- search on the internet
noun
An act of searching for someone or something.
He found his keys after a long search.
Often appears as...
- long search
- search for
verb
To examine legally seized goods or property.
The officer searched the bag for illegal items.
Often appears as...
- search warrant
- search unlawfully
verb
To look for something or someone carefully or thoroughly.
She is searching for her lost keys.
Often appears as...
- search for
- search out
verb
To examine something carefully.
The police searched the car for drugs.
Often appears as...
- search through
- search around
verb
To try to find information on the Internet.
I searched for tips on how to train a dog.
Often appears as...
- search online
- search on the internet
noun
An act of searching for someone or something.
He found his keys after a long search.
Often appears as...
- long search
- search for
verb
To examine legally seized goods or property.
The officer searched the bag for illegal items.
Often appears as...
- search warrant
- search unlawfully
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Action Intensity
Emphasizes the thorough action of looking, more than a glance.
They searched the forest for the missing hiker.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Process
Indicates an ongoing effort, not a single quick check.
He searched all day for a new job.
Pro Tip 3/3Multiple Places
Can imply looking in more than one location or manner.
We searched high and low for your toy.
Pro Tip 1/3Action Intensity
Emphasizes the thorough action of looking, more than a glance.
They searched the forest for the missing hiker.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Process
Indicates an ongoing effort, not a single quick check.
He searched all day for a new job.
Pro Tip 3/3Multiple Places
Can imply looking in more than one location or manner.
We searched high and low for your toy.
Pro Tip 1/3Action Intensity
Emphasizes the thorough action of looking, more than a glance.
They searched the forest for the missing hiker.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Process
Indicates an ongoing effort, not a single quick check.
He searched all day for a new job.
Pro Tip 3/3Multiple Places
Can imply looking in more than one location or manner.
We searched high and low for your toy.
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The loathsome, lethal...
searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide to keep them away from us -- from citronella candles to bug sprays to heavy-duty agricultural pesticides.
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Can you solve...
written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can't search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they're on his trail.
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How to create a great...
and last of all the name is a real dictionary word which is a rare find these days now there was only one issue with alphabet car company bmw owned the url alphabet.com but you know here's the thing owningthe.com doesn't matter as much these days now that we find stuff through google search and we connect
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The Skull Clue PIPE The...
there were no tracks coming back we're gonna lose life it's getting dark yeah we have to wake out morning make a wide perimeter see if we can pick up some tracks with sunlight fading the men are forced to suspend their search and make camp for the night in the heart of bear country
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What does it mean to be...
or leaving drought-stricken areas in search of better circumstances. There are many people around the world who have been displaced because of natural disasters, food insecurities, and other hardships, but international law, rightly or wrongly,
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
and searched their pockets for drugs as they walked to class? Or had raided their frat parties in the middle of the night? Okay, you might say. But doesn't this high incarceration rate partly account for our really low crime rate?
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How aspirin was...
and researchers continue searching for new applications. Already, aspirin's versatility has transformed modern medicine, which is astounding considering its humble beginnings in a scraping of willow bark.
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If superpowers were...
Immortality. In movies, kings are always searching for the secret to immortality. But is immortality really a good thing? To a ten-year-old boy, one year is the same as 10% of his life.
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Army Ants Rampage...
These are insects that, by working together, transcend individual size. The colony can search the entire jungle and flush out its wildlife.
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Corpse Flower Stinks of...
the scent lures the fly deep into the flower in search of meat
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The loathsome, lethal...
searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide to keep them away from us -- from citronella candles to bug sprays to heavy-duty agricultural pesticides.
Video examples
Can you solve...
written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can't search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they're on his trail.
Video examples
How to create a great...
and last of all the name is a real dictionary word which is a rare find these days now there was only one issue with alphabet car company bmw owned the url alphabet.com but you know here's the thing owningthe.com doesn't matter as much these days now that we find stuff through google search and we connect
Video examples
The Skull Clue PIPE The...
there were no tracks coming back we're gonna lose life it's getting dark yeah we have to wake out morning make a wide perimeter see if we can pick up some tracks with sunlight fading the men are forced to suspend their search and make camp for the night in the heart of bear country
Video examples
What does it mean to be...
or leaving drought-stricken areas in search of better circumstances. There are many people around the world who have been displaced because of natural disasters, food insecurities, and other hardships, but international law, rightly or wrongly,
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
and searched their pockets for drugs as they walked to class? Or had raided their frat parties in the middle of the night? Okay, you might say. But doesn't this high incarceration rate partly account for our really low crime rate?
Video examples
How aspirin was...
and researchers continue searching for new applications. Already, aspirin's versatility has transformed modern medicine, which is astounding considering its humble beginnings in a scraping of willow bark.
Video examples
If superpowers were...
Immortality. In movies, kings are always searching for the secret to immortality. But is immortality really a good thing? To a ten-year-old boy, one year is the same as 10% of his life.
Video examples
Army Ants Rampage...
These are insects that, by working together, transcend individual size. The colony can search the entire jungle and flush out its wildlife.
Video examples
Corpse Flower Stinks of...
the scent lures the fly deep into the flower in search of meat
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Quote examples
Tom Cruise
American Actor
I have respect for what other people believe. What I believe in my own life is that it's a search for how I can do things better, whether it's being a better man or a better father or finding ways for myself to improve.
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Richard Bach
American Novelist
It is by not always thinking of yourself, if you can manage it, that you might somehow be happy. Until you make room in your life for someone as important to you as yourself, you will always be searching and lost.
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Alice Walker
American Author
It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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Isabelle Adjani
French Actress
Passion surprises. One doesn't search it. It can happen to you tomorrow.
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Mohit Raina
Indian Actor
I search for thrill in my characters because I am a boring person.
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Mike White
Writer
My whole life I've been a seeker, searching for something.
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Bernard Berenson
American Historian
Between truth and the search for it, I choose the second.
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Nancy Grace
American Journalist
I'm on a search for the truth.
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Tom Cruise
American Actor
I have respect for what other people believe. What I believe in my own life is that it's a search for how I can do things better, whether it's being a better man or a better father or finding ways for myself to improve.
Quote examples
Richard Bach
American Novelist
It is by not always thinking of yourself, if you can manage it, that you might somehow be happy. Until you make room in your life for someone as important to you as yourself, you will always be searching and lost.
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Alice Walker
American Author
It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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Isabelle Adjani
French Actress
Passion surprises. One doesn't search it. It can happen to you tomorrow.
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Mohit Raina
Indian Actor
I search for thrill in my characters because I am a boring person.
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Mike White
Writer
My whole life I've been a seeker, searching for something.
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Bernard Berenson
American Historian
Between truth and the search for it, I choose the second.
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Nancy Grace
American Journalist
I'm on a search for the truth.
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