comb

verb

Definition of combnext
as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something combed the library for the missing book

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Recent Examples of comb He has been adored, sanitized, revived, pathologized, sentimentalized, and combed for polite company. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026 New York City investigators combed through an empty Queens school building Tuesday after human remains were found inside its chimney, police said. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 30 June 2026 The main reason for the current CPU renaissance is that agentic AI systems perform many of those general-purpose tasks, such as browsing the web, managing files, and combing through databases. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 June 2026 Police comb the scene of the shooting outside a business off Northeast Lowry Avenue and Fourth Street Northeast on June 28, 2026. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for comb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comb
  1. search
  2. rake
  3. find
Verb
  • Prosecutors argued during the hearing that the murders were premeditated, as a cup that was in front of Benning in a photo was missing when police searched the scene.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Kamran said rescuers were searching through the rubble after receiving reports that more children could be trapped beneath the debris.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of search
Verb
  • But the authors rake the details into a towering pile and, in the context of contingency planning, set them on fire.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Yesterday’s man James Rodrgieuz showed there is still some light in the evening by adopting a hybrid role; dropping into the right-back slot while in possession to rake crossfield balls towards Diaz and left-back Johan Mojica.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of rake
Verb
  • Gas stations across Russia are imposing limits on purchases, CNN’s analysis found, with fuel- tracking websites popping up to guide drivers to the best spots to fill up.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The incident happened less than a week after another child was found dead inside a car at a Plantation early learning center last Monday.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of find

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“Comb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comb. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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