searched (for)

verb

past tense of search (for)
1
as in sought

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2
as in dug up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for searched (for)
  1. sought
  2. dug up
  3. hunted
  4. found out
  5. accompanied
  6. ran down
  7. heard
  8. discovered
Verb
  • Khanal said the government has sought specialized support from Nepal's neighbors in tunnel rescue, survivor-detection technology, rapid forensic and DNA analysis, as well as morgue refrigerators.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Khanal said the government has sought specialized support from Nepal’s neighbors in tunnel rescue, survivor-detection technology, rapid forensic and DNA analysis, as well as morgue refrigerators.
    — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of sought
Verb
  • Authorities determined Pacheco was soliciting bribes and dug up $62,000 buried in his backyard in a search early in the case, marking the beginning of a sprawling corruption scandal that has spread through several communities.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The dead from Srebrenica were bulldozed into mass graves over four days in July 1995, some of them dug up and relocated to remote mountains so as to hide evidence of the killings.
    — Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dug up
Verb
  • This time they're being hunted simultaneously by government forces led by Chiwetel Ejiofor's Rex Strickland and a monstrous Xenophage sent by symbiote god Knull, voiced/performed by Andy Serkis.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The menu is just about everything that can be grown or hunted on property, considering Vermejo's remoteness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of hunted
Verb
  • Boyle later found out her son was actually cremated at Heights Crematory.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • If prosecutors found out an agency had leaned on facial recognition software to identify a suspect, prosecutors would still need additional investigation to back that up before any charges could be filed.
    — Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of found out
Verb
  • Be sure to watch for Ralphie running across the field (hopefully accompanied by her handlers) and Uga's shenanigans.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Gunn wrote in his post, accompanied by two photographs with the crew.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • Vertical stripes ran down much of the dress before shifting direction along the hem.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Bleday also hit a deep drive that Arizona center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt ran down at the wall in the seventh and struck out in the ninth The 28-year-old left fielder topped his career high with the homer, his 21st of the season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran down
Verb
  • Words like miraculous, inspirational, incredible, amazing and magical were just some of the adjectives heard at Friday’s event.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One such example is the OlloBot OlloNi SS1, a cyber pet designed to make users feel heard, seen, and genuinely accompanied.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of heard
Verb
  • Multiple playable pre-release versions of Portal 2 contain some of the most intriguing cut content discovered so far.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
  • For decades, an attacker discovered a vulnerability, a security tool generated an alert, an analyst investigated it, the issue was escalated and eventually someone decided what to do.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovered
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