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Recent Examples of ferret
Half the fun for diehard Poe fans is ferreting all the hidden Easter eggs and savoring the ingenious ways Flanagan has riffed on the source material.
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Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
Many people don’t know or may not remember what triggers their anxiety, but therapists can ferret it out by linking higher anxiety levels to in-the-moment events.
—Francine Russo, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
The incentive to ferret them out has only increased; Putin has recently made several appeals for the F.S.B. to be on alert for those seeking to undermine and destabilize the Russian state.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
There, researcher and Biological Dynamics founder Raj Krishnan, figured out how to use alternating current to ferret out very small bio-markers from blood and other liquid solutions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
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Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
Many people don’t know or may not remember what triggers their anxiety, but therapists can ferret it out by linking higher anxiety levels to in-the-moment events.
—Francine Russo, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
The incentive to ferret them out has only increased; Putin has recently made several appeals for the F.S.B. to be on alert for those seeking to undermine and destabilize the Russian state.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
There, researcher and Biological Dynamics founder Raj Krishnan, figured out how to use alternating current to ferret out very small bio-markers from blood and other liquid solutions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferret
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And Robinson, who was dogged for months by knee pain after a surgery last year, was excellent in his return to the field in both games.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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Though Kristaps Porzingis’emergence has helped alleviate the spacing crunch that has dogged the organization for years, nothing can replace the defense-bending gravity that is missing as Curry continues to rehab from runner’s knee.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Anyone older than thirty seemed to be hawking the contents of their apartments on the streets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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This disparity continues to hound a league where the majority of the players are Black, but the coaches and front office decision makers are not.—
Mac Engel
March 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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His instincts, like his techniques, are relentlessly up-to-the-minute; Orsolya is hounded by not only her guilty conscience but also the demons of social media.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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This step absorbs odors trapped deep in the fibers and leaves your couch smelling noticeably fresh.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Cooling in two dimensions In a new set of experiments conducted by researchers at the University of Vienna, TU Wien, and Ulm University, the team trapped a nano-dumbbell rotor using a laser’s electric field.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Ferret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferret. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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