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The correct spelling is searches.
How to pronounce searches
noun
IPA: /sɜːtʃɪz/
Say it like: See-rch-es
The correct spelling is searches. An attempt to find something. For example: "With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest."
Usage Examples
“With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest.”
“Search is a hard problem for computers to solve efficiently.”
“I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An attempt to find something.
- 2.The act of searching in general.
verb
- 1.To look in (a place) for something.
- 2.(followed by "for") To look thoroughly.
- 3.To look for, seek.
- 4.To probe or examine (a wound).
- 5.To examine; to try; to put to the test.
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