frantic search

collocation in English

meaningsoffranticandsearch

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frantic
adjective
uk
/ˈfræn.tɪk/us
/ˈfræn.t̬ɪk/
almost out of control because of extreme emotion, such ...
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noun
uk
/sɜːtʃ/us
/sɝːtʃ/
an attempt to find someone ...
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(Definition offranticandsearchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffrantic search

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Afranticsearchis being made to try to save money, and one can understand that.
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The desperate shortage of cash makes some people interested in any sources of earnings and thefranticsearchfor income leads some of them to illegal activities.
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They made afranticsearchover the dales and hills.
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She can not find him despite herfranticsearch.
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After afranticsearch, she finds him on a demolition site.
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Franticsearchfor the missing fossils took place, and continued well into the 1950s.
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Afranticsearchfor the caretaker's spectacles ensued, they were found and the fuses lit.
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After afranticsearchat the city dump, they find it.
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That afternoon, grandfather and grandson disappear from the hospital ward and afranticsearchfollows.
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How can the biggest buyer in the markets of the world be exploited by the producer, when the rival producers are engaged in afranticsearchfor markets?
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