Scour and Scrounge

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

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

Nearby Words: scoured, scouring, scourer

Scrounge

Scrounge verb - To get with great difficulty.
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Synonyms for Scrounge

Scour and scrounge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scour" instead a verb "Scrounge".

Nearby Words: scrounger, scrounging

Common collocations

resources scour resources scrounge resources
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