search out
Hunt until found
Search out means to look for something or someone with determination and thoroughness until found.
It implies more effort and persistence than a casual search—you search out rare books, hidden talents, or hard-to-find experts.
She searched out every reference to the company in the archives.
The phrase emphasizes the successful conclusion of a deliberate hunt rather than stumbling upon something by accident.
- track downFind through persistent effort
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- trailPath through wilderness
- digUnearth by shoveling
- dig upUncover from underground
detect · find · pursue · sleuth · sift · scrutinize · locate · hunt · explore · delve · root around · trace · unearth · leave no stone unturned · clue · scour · get to the bottom of · pry
- root outuproot, eradicate, root up, hunt down, track down
search outstumble upon
Find unexpectedly
stumble across · happen upon · chance upon · run into · luck into
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