ferret out
phrasal 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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He’s been inside government, he’s ferreted out … all these examples of grotesque waste, fraud and abuse.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4 June 2025
One of her students, Yuyang Chen, had been searching through a vast British database, known as the 100,000 Genomes Project, as part of her team’s effort to ferret out answers for people with undiagnosed conditions.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Meanwhile, the Russells' butler, Mr. Church (Jack Gilpin), and his staff seek to ferret out a spy who’s been leaking details about the family’s private life to the press.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, the outside world has no means to poke into the AI to ferret out those maladies.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 4 June 2025
One of her students, Yuyang Chen, had been searching through a vast British database, known as the 100,000 Genomes Project, as part of her team’s effort to ferret out answers for people with undiagnosed conditions.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Meanwhile, the Russells' butler, Mr. Church (Jack Gilpin), and his staff seek to ferret out a spy who’s been leaking details about the family’s private life to the press.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 June 2025
Meanwhile, the outside world has no means to poke into the AI to ferret out those maladies.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Ferret out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferret%20out. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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