Scour and Sift

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

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

Nearby Words: scoured, scouring, scourer

Sift verb - Move as if through a sieve.

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Scour and sift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scour" instead a verb "Sift".

Nearby Words: sifting, sifter

planet	scour planet	sift planet
worlds	scour worlds	sift worlds

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