SCOUR Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

scour

verb

as in to search

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 scour Wooden Dressers Solid wood dressers are top of the list for designers when scouring thrift stores. —

Cori Sears, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026 The recent discoveries come as Curiosity and its fellow Perseverance rover continue to scour very different parts of the Martian surface. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 About 170 personnel from various agencies, from the FBI to search and rescue personnel, were scouring the area on Wednesday, seeking more evidence that could help identify the deceased, Davis said. —

CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 Wanna know the answers, but have no time to scour the internet all day? —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scour

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Meanwhile, the elderly on the island are forced to beg or search for food among the mountains of trash that block the streets.

— Sarah Moreno Updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The volunteer dive team spent three years searching for the wreckage, eventually confirming its identity with the help of the Coast Guard Historians Office, which provided historical records, technical data and archival images of the ship's wheel, bell, deck fittings and weaponry.

— Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026