placing search in its own row outside a list template

im using 3 lists on each page .. some jrcore_list some seemless

the lists are as follows:
featured list
highest rated list
newest created (or updated depending on feature)

if i add the module search to the templates it puts a search at the top of each but typind a term into 1 searches all
typing a search term into any but the 1st 1 searches for "search'

the ideal situation would be a search field in its own row above all lists that specifies the modules being searched and returns the results within that row unafecting the rows below

the problem being that adding simply a search code to the widget wont work and displays the code as text

i tried adding the search code to a template then using wich had the same result (i figured it would but had to try)

it seems the widgets will accept plain text (and html formatting)
jrcore lists seemlesslists
but not much else
and id really love it if the module search could exist and show results within that row

is there a way to do this im missing



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updated by @soaringeagle: 12/22/16 11:55:59AM