search
verb (used with object)
to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost.
searched
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past participleof search.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof search.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
searchverb (used with object)to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost.
Example Sentences
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Some witnessed the collapse of the towers, while others searched through piles of debris for human remains.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Data from the license plate readers, known in law enforcement as LPRs, was searched 62,000 times in 2025, leading to about 1,660 cleared catalytic converter theft cases, a report from the authority said.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Unlike axions, dark photons can produce electromagnetic waves even when no magnetic field is present, so the researchers searched the dataset for the different signature those particles would be expected to create.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Known as a budget hawk—Mr. Bush had nicknamed him the Blade—Mr. Daniels searched for ways to reduce state spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The robot searched through her computer brain and found words like plankton and bioluminescence.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
