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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Local police had told the family that Pete and Fran's car had been "meticulously searched" by forensic specialists and that she would find nothing.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
"The moon is perfect, and yet I only found two little ones last night," Giuseppe Esposito, 69, told AFP as he searched with his dog Attila.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The ALICE, CMS, and LHCb collaborations searched for the same underlying process using a different approach.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Early this month, investigators searched an Airbnb in Joshua Tree in connection with Downer’s disappearance, according to the LAPD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Many archeologists have searched for his tomb, but so far it has not been found.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
