Definitions
an investigation seeking answers
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English serchen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman sercher, Old French cerchier, from Late Latin circō, ,circāre (“to circle; go around; search for”), from circus. Unrelated to German suchen, which is cognate with English seek.
Used in a sentence
“With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest.”
“At least eight people died, and officials expressed deep concerns that the toll would rise as more searches of homes were carried out.”
“Search is a hard problem for computers to solve efficiently.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Look for something”6 letters
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"Search similar patterns."
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