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part of speech:	verb
inflections:	scours, scouring, scoured
definition:	to travel over an area while looking for something. We scoured the beach for seashells. synonyms: search similar words: comb, hunt, look over, rake, scan, scope, scrutinize
related words:	rummage

derivation:	scourer (n.)

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