search out
phrasal verb
searched out; searching out; searches out
: to find (someone or something) by carefully looking
She searched out the needed information.
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There's definitely some value in consulting a text guide this way rather than spending a minute or two searching out the same information using current online resources.
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Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Rather than leaning on the missions of inspectors general, whose job is to search out waste and fraud at government agencies, Trump has moved forcefully against them, flouting statutes that require a 30-day notice and specific reasons for their dismissals.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Along with the creation of dozens of popular podcasts and a sizable supplement industry, that zeal has led to efforts to preserve organs, search out life-extending diets and even try to reverse aging itself.
—Joe Kloc, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
So normally people would search out for the word expungement.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Rather than leaning on the missions of inspectors general, whose job is to search out waste and fraud at government agencies, Trump has moved forcefully against them, flouting statutes that require a 30-day notice and specific reasons for their dismissals.
—arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Along with the creation of dozens of popular podcasts and a sizable supplement industry, that zeal has led to efforts to preserve organs, search out life-extending diets and even try to reverse aging itself.
—Joe Kloc, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
So normally people would search out for the word expungement.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Search out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20out. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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