Comb
Search
Search verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Usage example: archaeologists have begun to search the southern end of the valley, where they believe the underground tombs are located
Comb is a synonym for search in examine topic. You can use "Comb" instead a verb "Search", if it concerns topics such as look around, seek to find something. popular alternative
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Both words in one sentence
- More seriously, Roy and Breda comb the five major newspapers of Amestris in search of articles that might clue them in to their enemy's movements.
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Travel Montage: Invoked, no less; this is how BJ and Lydia comb the Neitherworld in search of his missing juice.
Source: Fan Fic / Cinderjuice -
Mama Bear asks Papa Bear to buy some more, but he insists on gathering it the old fashioned way, bringing along his son to search for honey from a wild comb.
Source: Appeal to Nature
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