in search of
Also, in quest of. Looking for, seeking, as in They went to California in search of gold, or I went to the library in quest of a quiet place to read. The first term dates from the mid-1400s, the second from the second half of the 1500s.
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Words nearby in search of
inscriptive, inscroll, inscrutable, insculp, inseam, in search of, in season, in secret, insect, Insecta, insectarium
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