rifled

verb

past tense of rifle
as in searched
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy

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Recent Examples of rifled His second attempt rifled across the box, just over a defender’s head and onto the foot of Jhon Arias near the back post. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 The Wolves forward took a touch towards goal and rifled the ball top bins. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026 About four minutes into the match, Manu Koné—curiously alone at the top of Norway’s box—trapped a clearance attempt and rifled a shot on goal, which Norway’s keeper, Egil Selvik, diving, punched away. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 Vinícius exchanged passes with Bruno Guimarães on the left flank, took touches to make space and rifled a right-footed shot past the outstretched arm of Yassine Bounou for his 10th international goal. — CBS News, 13 June 2026 Vinícius exchanged passes with Bruno Guimarães on the left flank, took a few touches to cut around Neil El Aynaoui and rifled a right-footed shot past the outstretched arm of Yassine Bounou for his 10th international goal. — ABC News, 13 June 2026 Fisher then dangled past a series of defenders, and rifled a shot on net. — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026 Nathan MacKinnon rifled in a goal, tacked on an empty-netter and assisted on another tally by Devon Toews, whose defense partner, Cale Makar, also scored. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026 Josh Eernisse picked the puck out of a faceoff scrum at the right dot and rifled a wrist shot into the top corner to even the score. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifled
  1. searched
  2. scanned
  3. found
  4. combed
Verb
  • For more than a decade, Goldring searched, hoped and prayed for a kidney while doing her best to live her life and prepare for her future.
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Fears of further flooding complicated recovery efforts, as authorities searched for people missing after floods struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and China.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of searched
Verb
  • The Fayetteville, North Carolina, superstar scanned the T-Mobile Center, pointing out a few contenders.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Receipts and job sheets can be scanned to import billing information, reducing manual data entry.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of scanned
Verb
  • The company was founded in Atlanta by Georgia Tech students, and is still headquartered in the city.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Candle True Stories is part of Candle Media, the media holding company co-founded by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of found
Verb
  • When several doctoral students combed through the sequencing results, there was only one way to explain why so many extra gene copies were scattered across the whole of the potamo genome.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Attorneys for the city, petitioners and objectors have combed through Kane County voter registration records, according to Raymond Esquivel, Kane County director of elections.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of combed

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“Rifled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifled. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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