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search n. [
hunt, hunting] the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
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search v. [
seek, look for] try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
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search v. [
look] search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
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search n. an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"
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search v. [
research, explore] inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
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