Root out
Root out verb - To destroy all traces of.
See
See verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.
Both terms in one sentence
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One main reason for this is the fact that the only way to root out Spies disguised as teammates is to shoot every ally you find and see if they are affected.
Source: Friendly Fireproof -
Anti-Villain: Red Mist; he tries to root out Kick-Ass to see if he's screwing with his father's business, but otherwise, just wants to have friends with the same interests and is a nice guy, besides the whole "I wanna be a Mafia don" thing.
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Buttetaki has the strongest soul detection in the entire series, to the point that any stronger and he could see right through a witch's soul protect (which was designed to hide them from detection,) which would let him root out Medusa and even Asura with ease.
Source: Superpower Lottery
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