Scour and Sterilize

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

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

Nearby Words: scoured, scouring, scourer

Sterilize

Sterilize verb - Make free from bacteria.

Scour and sterilize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scour" instead a verb "Sterilize".

Common collocations

life scour life sterilize life
area scour area sterilize area
earth scour earth sterilize earth
world scour world sterilize world
Other words: surface, planet, town, galaxy, worlds, planets.
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