as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
combed the library for the missing book
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Recent Examples of comb
Suncoast Searchlight also combed through hundreds of pages of real estate deeds, property assessment records and tax bills to pinpoint the biggest beneficiaries.
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Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
On Friday, the plaintiffs asked Judge Chuang to block DOGE representatives from combing through U.S.A.I.D. data and systems, as a method of short-term relief.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, combed back hairstyles by hairstylist Guido Palau exposed vampiristic widow’s peaks, turning the beauty into a form of edgy elegance.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
An already thin free-agent running back class has been combed through, as jewel Aaron Jones re-signed with the Minnesota Vikings.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
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Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
On Friday, the plaintiffs asked Judge Chuang to block DOGE representatives from combing through U.S.A.I.D. data and systems, as a method of short-term relief.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, combed back hairstyles by hairstylist Guido Palau exposed vampiristic widow’s peaks, turning the beauty into a form of edgy elegance.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
An already thin free-agent running back class has been combed through, as jewel Aaron Jones re-signed with the Minnesota Vikings.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
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After running the financial models and tallying the costs associated with the new levies, Liss set off to Asia in March to search for an alternative business plan.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Police are searching for a man who shoved a 61-year-old straphanger off a Brooklyn subway platform — just minutes before a train was due at the station.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Grab your heavy-duty broom or rake and sweep debris manually wherever tidying up is needed.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Ready for weeding, raking, or the occasional non-gardening task, put these gloves to the test.—
Nora Taylor,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2025
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Currently on a six-game winning streak and 11 wins in 12 games, the Celtics suddenly find themselves with a legitimate chance to catch the Cleveland Cavaliers for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Auroral activity occurs where a planet's magnetic fields converge into its atmosphere, so Neptune’s auroras are found far from its rotational poles.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Comb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comb. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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