rummaged

verb

past tense of rummage
1
as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort at the last minute she rummaged a costume from the attic

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2
as in searched
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something he rummaged the desk drawer trying to find the spare keys

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Recent Examples of rummaged Standing on the step by the front door, her father rummaged in his mouth with his fingers, took out the candy, trailing a thread of saliva, and threw it on the dirt floor. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Boo Mitchell rummaged around and found an old gift bottle of Four Roses bourbon given to Willie Mitchell. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026 In each case, police say the suspect gained entry into the church by breaking doors and windows, tampered with onsite security systems, rummaged through paperwork, and stole various items. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 13 May 2026 Small, phallic-looking worms rummaged through ocean-floor sediments while blind swimming beasts flung out whiplike tentacles to ensnare prey. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026 The bears also rummaged through neighbors’ trash and hauled it back beneath the house. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 The animals rummaged through neighbors’ trash and dragged it back to the den. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 As this scene played outside, Jones rummaged through the metal cabinet behind me, pulling out one of his usual white Dixie Cups and filling it with vodka. — Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026 As the gunmen rummaged through the bedroom for the mysterious document, one of them shot Haiti’s president at point-blank range and then took a picture of him. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rummaged
  1. found
  2. searched
  3. discovered
  4. scanned
  5. learned
Verb
  • Wondermind, which was co-founded by Gomez; her mother, Mandy Teefey; and Daniella Pierson in November 2021, touts mental fitness practices and tools.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And now there are full-size mowers that can take on acres of grass, as a result of the technology being developed by companies like Kress, an electric motor company founded in the late 1920s.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • On July 12, dive team members with California State Parks searched Doane Pond but did not find her.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Departments can choose what types of cases can be searched for by other departments.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of searched
Verb
  • Modi’s rise India is widely considered to be where diamonds were first discovered, with the earliest finds dating back more than 4,000 years.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Klotho was discovered in the late 1990s, by accident, by a group of Japanese scientists who were tinkering with the genes of mice.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovered
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  • Instead, a camera from Clear, the facial recognition company, scanned my face and the gate opened.
    — Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers scanned the brains of eight dogs — six border collies, a labrador and a golden retriever — while showing them images of strangers with either a happy or a neutral expression.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of scanned
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  • Investigators later learned that days after Tran’s killing, the suspects identified by the informant had been arrested in unrelated incidents in Southern California.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Upon arrival, officers learned from medical personnel that Dyer had died of his injuries at the scene, police said.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
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