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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Specifically, officials are searching for any trace of methyl methacrylate, or MMA.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The president’s footwear of choice is Florsheim, a 134-year-old brand he seems to have fallen in love with after searching for a more comfortable option for himself.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
They examined winged adults that were actively searching for hosts and compared them with wingless adults collected from deer after they had adopted their parasitic lifestyle.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Police searching for an 11-year-old boy who went missing after entering the River Don in South Yorkshire have recovered a body.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
It’s the watch case Dad has been searching for all summer.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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