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1. Diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
   "a searching investigation of their past dealings";
   - inquisitory, probing
    
2. Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
   "searching insights";
   - trenchant
    
3. Exploring thoroughly

1. Try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
   "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county";
   - seek, look for
    
2. Spend time trying to find
   "We searched all day and finally found the child in the forest";
   - look
    
3. Inquire into
   "He searched for information on his relatives on the web";
   - research, explore, delve into, dig into
    
4. Subject to a search
   "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"

See also: explorative, exploratory, inquiring, intelligent, sought

Type of: examine, investigate, look into, see

Encyclopedia: Searching