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
Authorities were still combing the scene and recovering the bodies before releasing an official number and identifying the deceased, though there were not believed to be any survivors aboard the flight.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
As jail staff searched the facility, investigators combed through video footage.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Hutchison then combed through obituaries and databases, according to the statement, and learned that all four brothers were still alive but did not have DNA profiles in CODIS.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
Investigators continue to comb through previous jail phone recordings and believe that other incarcerated inmates or employees at the jail could face additional charges for their role assisting in theMay 16 escape and initial cover-up in the hours following the jailbreak, according to the source.
—Ryan Young, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
As jail staff searched the facility, investigators combed through video footage.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Hutchison then combed through obituaries and databases, according to the statement, and learned that all four brothers were still alive but did not have DNA profiles in CODIS.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
Investigators continue to comb through previous jail phone recordings and believe that other incarcerated inmates or employees at the jail could face additional charges for their role assisting in theMay 16 escape and initial cover-up in the hours following the jailbreak, according to the source.
—Ryan Young, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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The Illinois Trust Act prohibits police from searching, arresting or detaining people solely because of their immigration status.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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In the days ahead, Israel’s superior intelligence apparatus will search for targets of opportunity - commanders and equipment changing location, or the movement of materiel to facilitate a response – and continue to strike.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Although most of its worst winds were to the east, Dorian raked the Outer Banks with wind gusts of over 100 mph, before returning to the Atlantic Ocean, the hurricane center reported.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Hendry went for the Standing Ovation before Williams raked his eyes.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Stay away from open fields, hill summits, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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Fears that a serial killer is at large were reignited by the recent discovery of a body in a Texas lake, where 19 corpses have been found over the past three years.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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“Comb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comb. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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