The verb ‘select’ is more formal than ‘choose’.

You can use ‘seek’ and ‘search’ equally nearly all of the time.

The verb ‘search’ means to look very carefully for something.

The verb … is usually found in written texts, in the newspaper, and it’s quite formal.

… means to need something, for instance, help or advice.

President’s Letter: “We are … to innovate even as we remain true to an old ideal”.