- present participle of search.
searching
Americanadjective
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examining carefully or thoroughly.
a searching inspection.
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acutely observant or penetrating.
a searching glance; a searching mind.
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piercing or sharp.
a searching wind.
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Rather than constantly searching for ways to increase happiness, might people be better off placing greater value on simply being content?
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
New York's fire department declared Thursday afternoon there were no further victims at the site after emergency workers spent hours searching with drones and dogs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
But Diana and Jerry Green never stopped searching for ways to at least supplement Chad’s chemo—with their special diet, or with something else.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Rescuers are searching for survivors trapped under the rubble in the Flatbush neighbourhood of Brooklyn.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
“I came into this world alone. Only one of eleven eggs to survive. You think I spent my life searching for my mommy? No. I moved on. I made a new family.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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