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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Because these infections frequently return after treatment, scientists are searching for more effective ways to eliminate the pathogen without causing additional damage to the gut microbiome.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Before COVID, I’d seen people driving around my neighborhood searching out a “For Rent” sign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
I’m as nostalgic as the next Gen X radio obsessive who remembers long rides in my 1980s Mazda, searching the AM spectrum for engaging chatter.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
The latest season, titled The Trip to the Northern Lights, is set in Scandinavia, as the duo move from Swedish hotels to remote Norwegian fishing huts while searching for the aurora borealis.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
She paused, suddenly aware thatI was still in the race, driving a team of sled dogs through the night, runners singing, my headlamp searching out an icy trail.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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