SEARCH (FOR) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

search (for)

verb

Definition of search (for)

as in to seek

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as in to find out

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Verb

China, seeking to avoid fuel shortages of its own, is limiting its own refined fuel exports.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
When the state failed to secure bids, municipalities had to seek emergency supplies or contact salt mines directly.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of seek

Verb

The first hearings would find out what really happened aboard the Ford and the Abe.

— John Seiler, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026
Kendrick only found out about the event a day before and was already prepping for the upcoming Jackson Street Block Party in honor of Gary native Michael Jackson’s birthday.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of find out

Verb

The herder cared for Pantoja, keeping him warm with animal skins, teaching him to milk the goats, and how to hunt rabbits with a stick.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Hickey’s case comes to light on the heels of another poaching case also involving hunting content creators out of Ohio.

— Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hunt

Verb

Bleday also hit a deep drive that Arizona center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt ran down at the wall in the seventh and struck out in the ninth The 28-year-old left fielder topped his career high with the homer, his 21st of the season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Around 250,000 people are expected to attend the seven-turn race, which will loop around the east end of the National Mall and run down Pennsylvania and Independence Avenues.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of run down

Verb

Nielsen has taken great pains to caution that there is no guarantee that ratings gains will accompany these changes, which are being implemented to further improve the accuracy of its data gathering.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The news was accompanied by a rare photo from 1968, taken during the famous Mad Day Out photoshoot, also featuring Martha, Paul McCartney’s sheepdog.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of accompany

Verb

Patterson wasn’t in court to hear the proceedings but listened to the arguments via a video link from a maximum-security prison.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
After hearing four days of testimony, a Collin County jury found Anthony, 19, guilty of murder following three hours of deliberation on June 9.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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