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.

Examples of ferret out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the past five years, numerous states across the country have formed statewide prosecution teams to ferret out voter fraud, only to find few, if any, actual culprits to charge, let alone any evidence of widespread or coordinated fraud. —Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 May 2025

But Ulman is too skeptical to suggest these yahoos could redeem themselves by ferreting out the real problems happening in her home country. —Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025

These are the people who ferreted out $91 billion worth of waste, fraud and abuse in the government. —CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025

The dismantling of the prosecution would require him to ferret out inconsistencies and contradictions in Ephron’s testimony in cross-examination. —Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for ferret out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout