Pick up
Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
Usage example: he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks
Both terms in one sentence
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Scout hornets that pick up this pheromone leave, and go off in search of easier prey.
Source: Bee Afraid -
Also, since you could pick up something as soon as the cursor was in the same square, you had to search much less than you'd think at first.
Source: Video Game / Diablo -
The Quest: Archetypically — the character leaves home voluntarily or not, and pick up something to search for on the way if they don't have it already.
Source: Fairy Tale Tropes
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Search and Pick up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick_up/search
Pick up & Search. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick_up/search>.
Search or Pick up. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick_up/search.
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