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
Harvested by hand, the olives are combed off onto nets, collected into crates and rushed to the mill to be pressed within 48 hours to guarantee oil of highest quality.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
By combing the two ingredients, the ASCC creates pellets for the 3D printer.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
The team is also planning to comb through TESS data in search of signs of other disintegrating planets.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Two brothers, Clint and Evan Buffington, discovered the note while combing the beach.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
By combing the two ingredients, the ASCC creates pellets for the 3D printer.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
The team is also planning to comb through TESS data in search of signs of other disintegrating planets.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Two brothers, Clint and Evan Buffington, discovered the note while combing the beach.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comb
Verb
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Hundreds of federal, state, and local law enforcement officials are searching for the escapees.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Media regulator Ofcom is currently searching for Channel 4’s next chair, who in turn is expected to play a pivotal role in appointing a new CEO.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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Nash Core and his 11-year-old son, Parker, discovered the shark while flying a drone along the beach during a crab raking trip.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The red-hot Trent Grisham returned to the team and the leadoff spot following paternity leave, while the raking Ben Rice occupied the three-hole for the first time this season.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Authorities said his car was found at the Mount Adams trailhead, while his remains were found on the Allen Mountain Trail.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2025
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“Comb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comb. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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