search party

noun

: an organized group of people who are looking for someone or something that is missing

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The Country Club Hills Police Department has set up an online page for volunteers interested in becoming members of a search party for the missing Howell. —

David Chiu, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 With every moment, despite the frenzy of the search party, Baker hangs his camera back, just slightly, to provide stillness. —

Rachel Sonis, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 Read more How Ukraine war refugees fell victim to Hurricane Helene A search party recovered Anastasiia Novitnia Segen's body 10 miles from the family’s home in the mountains outside Asheville, North Carolina. —

Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024 Almost as important was the fact Pochettino’s 17 months at Southampton overlapped with Crocker’s time there as technical director, giving the search party additional insight into how the coach works and allowing Crocker to reach out to Pochettino directly. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for search party