Pat down
Ransack
Ransack verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Usage example: I've ransacked the whole house for that bracelet you lent me and it's nowhere to be found
Pat down and ransack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pat down" instead a verb "Ransack".
Nearby Word: ransacking
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Ransack and Pat down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pat_down/ransack
Pat down & Ransack. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pat_down/ransack>.
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