v 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
v search or seek
v inquire into
v subject to a search
s diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
a searching investigation of their past dealings
s having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
searching insights
Authorities searching for kayaker who fell into Livermore lake Authorities are searching for a 30-year-old man who fell off a kayak at Lake Del Valle and disappeared Sunday afternoon. The Mountain House man was with a female relative on a rented, two-person kayak when he fell into the water at Del Valle Regional Park, said Alameda County Fire Department Battalion Chief James Watkins.
June 17, 2013 - Contra Costa Times
Police searching for LAUSD teacher who allegedly killed his estranged wife in West Hills Homicide detectives were searching Sunday for a veteran Los Angeles Unified School District educator who allegedly stabbed his estranged wife multiple times Saturday morning outside of a West Hills home of friends where she had sought refuge, authorities said.
June 16, 2013 - Los Angeles Daily News
Doc Rivers in Detroit Free Press A lot of soul-searching with the family,said Rivers, who was in San Antonio on Wednesday to watch his son, Austin, play for the United States against Brazil in the final of the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. "Talking to my wife, she...
Eric Mangini in ESPN If you can add quality people that can help you get better, then you do that,Mangini said. "You're always searching for those opportunities."