Comb
Comb verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Usage example: combed the library for the missing book
Hunt through and comb are semantically related. in search topic. In some cases you can use "Hunt through" instead a verb "Comb".
Hunt through
Hunt through verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Usage example: she hunted through old birth and marriage records to trace the family tree
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Hunt through and Comb. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/comb/hunt_through
Comb & Hunt through. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/comb/hunt_through>.
Hunt through or Comb. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/comb/hunt_through.
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