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scour for

scour something for someone or something

to look carefully and thoroughly in something for someone or something. I scoured the entire roster of members for a person who would agree to run for president. The police scoured the entire area for any sign of the suspects.
See also: scour

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hermogenes-Ancient Greek
Aldrich['ɔ:ldritʃ]
RÓRdÁN-Irish
DierkDEERKGerman
JaydeJAYDEnglish (Modern)
AristotleAR-ə-stah-təl (English), ER-ə-stah-təl (English)Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
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