ferret

verb

Definition of ferretnext
as in to dog

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Recent Examples of ferret Training camp and the preseason games should ferret that out for the 49ers’ roster. — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024 But for those who choose to ferret, there also comes a warning from Adam Simon, the Heat’s vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager, who oversees the team’s draft. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024 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 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 See All Example Sentences for ferret
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferret
  1. dog
  2. hawk
  3. hound
  4. trap
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  • Electric vehicles for years have been dogged by worries about fire.
    — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Morrison was a three-and-out player, while Greathouse has been dogged by injuries, and Flores and Mickey transferred.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dog
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  • That’s part of a black-market advertising bonanza on the social media site, where sellers are now hawking fake GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and experimental Chinese peptides alongside knockoff luxury handbags and sneakers.
    — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Vendors weave through the packed crowd hawking cans of beer, hard seltzer and jalapeño-tequila and cherry vodka Jell-O shots, served in plastic syringes.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hawk
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  • Jason was not just hounded out of Cambridge or academia; he was hounded out of the workforce, hounded out of existence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • McDonnell’s personal circle was also hounding her for repayment.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hound
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  • That snow warms the ground below and allows microbes during the winter to release more of the heat-trapping gas methane, Elmendorf said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Making memory foam breathe Cooling materials can only do so much if warm air remains trapped inside a mattress, so ventilation makes up another substantial part of the design.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of trap

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“Ferret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferret. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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