ferret out
verb
ferreted out; ferreting out; ferrets out
: to find (something, such as information) by careful searching
He's good at ferreting out the facts.
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But when that proved unsuccessful, the Johns Committee shifted its attention to ferreting out lesbians and gays from positions of power, especially from institutions of education.
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Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
There’s a real danger for both Galvin and Healey that Foley’s new team will show state agencies run by them have failed to ferret out fraud right under their noses.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Moreover, since these frogs can hunker in the mud for days, conservationists resort to pumping water out and allowing the bed to completely dry out, to ferret out every last straggler.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
His success in ferreting out three American servicemen from Kosovo 15 years later was also broadly celebrated.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
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Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
There’s a real danger for both Galvin and Healey that Foley’s new team will show state agencies run by them have failed to ferret out fraud right under their noses.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Moreover, since these frogs can hunker in the mud for days, conservationists resort to pumping water out and allowing the bed to completely dry out, to ferret out every last straggler.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
His success in ferreting out three American servicemen from Kosovo 15 years later was also broadly celebrated.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Ferret out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferret%20out. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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