search
verb (used with object)
to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost.
searchable
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a word derived from
search.
Example Sentences
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The analysis, which includes a searchable database, covers nearly 3,000 certificate, associate and bachelor programs at private, nonprofit and public universities across California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Late last week the city posted a searchable database of some 960,000 properties—accounting for 87% of non-rental properties—and sent letters to owners warning they could be hit with the tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A companionship economy turns more offline moments into searchable, bookable products.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Ahead of Tuesday's hearing, BBC Scotland has analysed the scale and timing of Murrell's illegal purchases – and produced a searchable list of all the goods he admitted buying.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
If the Mona Lisa had been stolen in England, where fingerprints were searchable, Perugia would have been arrested almost immediately.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
