Detention and Search

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Detention

Detention noun - The state of being held in lawful custody.
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Search and detention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Search" instead a noun "Detention".
Nearby Words: detain, detente, detent

Search

Search noun - An act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something.
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Detention and search are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detention" instead a noun "Search".
Nearby Words: searched, searching, searcher, searchable

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brief brief detention brief search
routine routine detention routine search
successful successful detention successful search
illegal illegal detention illegal search
Other adjectives: military.

Both words in one sentence

  • Absurdly Powerful Student Council Ransack students' rooms to search for contraband (or plant it), torture them in detention to break their spirits, and if all else fails, "execute" them by having them expelled.
    Source: Absurdly Powerful Student Council
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Search and Detention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detention/search
Detention & Search. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detention/search>.
Search or Detention. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detention/search.

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