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adjective

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verb

past tense of scour
as in searched
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic

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Recent Examples of scoured
Adjective
Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire. — Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Journalists analyzed databases, scoured thousands of pages of documents and traveled to three states to illuminate a core finding of over $300 million in fraud. — Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026 Over 10 days, hunters scoured locations like Everglades National Forest to remove as many Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) as possible in an effort to promote ongoing mitigation efforts against the destructive invasive species. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026 Riley’s oeuvre, in other words, has become an object of widespread readerly love even as her books themselves can seem scoured of fondness. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 The suspect scoured the woman’s apartment and stole $25 from her purse, then assaulted her again before leaving, Gianino said in the video shared Monday announcing Rollison’s arrest. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 From the passenger seat, Alivea scoured Kaylee’s phone records and DMed her inner circle to find clues about the final hours of her younger sister’s life. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026 Investigators had scoured the neighborhoods surrounding Guthrie's home and her daughter Annie's house nearby in search of video evidence that might show a suspect or suspect vehicle earlier in the investigation. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Historian Casey Pallister argues that the brief but intense era of the bone hunters, those who scoured the land for the bones, should be better known. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026 For the third year running, Robb Report editors and writers have scoured the world of high-end audio to find the best equipment available. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoured
  1. sanded
  2. searched
  3. found
  4. combed
Adjective
  • Fill the crack in the door with the epoxy wood filler, spreading a small bit of the paste over the sanded area to help close and bond the edges of the crack together.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of sanded
Verb
  • 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
  • As for other homegrown brands, Moonglaze, founded by makeup artist Yara Alnamlah, launched at Sephora Middle East earlier this year, the first Saudi brand to launch at the retailer.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Gwangju Biennale was founded in 1994 to commemorate the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, during which hundreds of civilians were killed during a protest against the authoritarian military government’s brutal crackdown on civil rights.
    — Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of found
Verb
  • For example, during the first quarter, Alkarmi combed through data and worked toward solutions to reduce customer churn.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Tailored button-up shirt, dark slacks, her cropped silver hair combed sleekly back.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of combed

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