Search
Search noun - An act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something.
Use
Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full search | full use |
| particular | particular search | particular use |
| proper | proper search | proper use |
| active | active search | active use |
| Other adjectives: actual, successful, constant, main, new, continued, casual, military, later, further. | ||
Common collocations
| body | search body | use body |
| name | search name | use name |
| time | search time | use time |
| technology | search technology | use technology |
| Other words: times. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Instead he recommends a physical search and the use of Artoo's scanners.
Source: Film / Return of the Jedi -
A common shortcut that creators use is to collect pictures from Google Image Search and use them as a background.
Source: GIS Syndrome - This is because you can use Toon Table of Contents to search out copies of itself, and there's no limit to how often it can be used.
Source: Not the Intended Use
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Use and Search. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/search/use
Search & Use. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/search/use>.
Use or Search. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/search/use.
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