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noun

exploration, quest, research; see hunt 2.

in search of

looking for, seeking, on the lookout for; see searching 2.

verb

explore, examine, rummage, comb, ransack, look up and down, smell around, track down, look for, go through, cast about, beat about, poke into, grope in the dark*, scrutinize; see also hunt 2, seek 1.

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