as in searching
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic
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Recent Examples of scouring
And as someone who spends their work day scouring the internet for the best deals, Spanx’s under-the-radar markdowns stood out, with end-of-the-year steals up to 65 percent off on beloved styles, materials, and colors for a limited time.
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
Edwards recently told us the team is scouring social media for the next genreation of foodie presenters.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
Some clues, however, can be pieced together from scouring press releases.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
Alex, a commuter scientist, began scouring Airbnb and VRBO for properties that could host everyone, while Maliya narrowed down the top contenders.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Rescuers retrieved eight people alive and were searching for the missing still trapped after a huge mound of garbage and debris collapsed on them in the village of Binaliw in Cebu city, police said.—
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Israel’s Hostages and Missing Families Forum said Wednesday that it had been notified that teams had recommenced searching for Ran Gvili.—
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Catherine Corless, a local historian in Tuam, spent years combing through death certificates and church records from the former home, eventually documenting 796 children who died there.—
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By Wednesday morning, law enforcement officers and workers in protective clothing were combing the area in search of the missing animals.—
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“Scouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scouring. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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