searching (for or out)

verb

present participle of search (for or out)
as in pursuing
to go in search of every year major league scouts crisscross the country to search for young players with promising talent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for searching (for or out)
  1. pursuing
  2. seeking
  3. looking up
Verb
  • Beyond its own boutiques, De Beers London is pursuing distribution through select American department stores, although prospective partners have yet to be disclosed.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • According to his critics, Gyanesh Kumar, the chief election commissioner, acted unilaterally and recklessly in pursuing the revision of voter rolls in ways that violated normal procedures.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pursuing
Verb
  • Then on Friday, the defendants filed a motion seeking to disqualify Reyes, accusing her of bias.
    — Andrew Limbong, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Anyone seeking to hold federal agents accountable must be prepared for a long wait, says Borchetta.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeking
Verb
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have suffered some tough losses this season, and things are not looking up for them at the moment.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But the current version of this technology goes well beyond an officer looking up a plate number.
    — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of looking up
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“Searching (for or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searching%20%28for%20or%20out%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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