Scour and Scavenge

Scour

Scour verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
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Synonyms for Scour

Scavenge and scour are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scavenge" instead a verb "Scour".

Nearby Words: scoured, scouring, scourer

Scavenge

Scavenge verb - Clean refuse from.
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Synonyms for Scavenge

Scour and scavenge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scour" instead a verb "Scavenge".

Nearby Words: scavenger, scavenging

Common collocations

place scour place scavenge place
resources scour resources scavenge resources
earth scour earth scavenge earth
map scour map scavenge map
Other words: remains, ruins, planet, areas.
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