Is Scouring a Real Word?

: to go or move swiftly about, over, or through in search of something Detectives scoured the records for a clue.

Does scouring mean searching?

Word forms: scours, scouring, scoured. transitive verb. If you scour something such as a place or a book, you make a thorough search of it to try to find what you are looking for. Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles. Synonyms: search, hunt, comb, ransack More Synonyms of scour.

Has been usurped?

to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne. to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material.