The boy was searching for the lost key.
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Searching
/ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/
Synonyms for "searching" (110 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Noun(12 words)
activedata discoverydata lookupdata searchdeepdiscoverydiscovery-orienteddocument searchdue diligenceediscoveryexplorationfinding algorithm
Strong matches (33)
fishingfollowfollow upfollow-upfollowingforagefriskhalieutichardhouse-searchhue and cryhunthuntingin full cryin hot pursuitin pursuitin search ofinquisitiveloaded for bearlooking for
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Noun(10 words)
foraging activityforaging for foodforaging habitsgooglinginformation retrievalinquiryinquiry-orientedinvestigationinvestigativelive
Adjective(2 words)
foraging animalsinquisitory
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15 entriesactactivitybehaviorcomputing processdata operationdata processing taskdescriptive adjectivedue diligenceinformation processinginvestigationlegal procedureoperational stateprocessqualifying termstatus descriptor
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25 entriesbackground searchcriminal record searchdata discoverydata searchdatabase searcheDiscovery searchemployment screeningexploratoryforensic data searchforensic searchfull text searchin progressinformation searchintensivekeyword searchlegal data search
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Collocations
14 entriesdata searchingexhaustive searchingfull text searchinformation searchingkeyword searchingsearching algorithmsearching behaviorsearching capabilitysearching processsearching strategysearching systemsearching techniquethorough searchingweb searching
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
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4 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The police are searching.
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Is this what you've been searching for all this time?
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The cops are searching for clues to the cruel murder.
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