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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Searching through an aggregator avoids triggering demand signals on a single site, which may keep prices from rising before you are ready to book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The cocktail that broke the internet predated the release of his foray into food TV: “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.”
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Searching for their missing migrant children, a caravan of Central American mothers traverses Mexico with tireless, even superhuman determination.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Searching for a fresh start, she split from her long-time coach Biljana Veselinovic and appointed Michael Joyce - the former coach of Maria Sharapova - in early 2026.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Searching became harder, for in the wet the insects burrowed into the deep grass and had to be scratched out.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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