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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreted
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Duff’s rise to fame coincided with the peak of early-2000s tabloid culture that hounded stars like Britney Spears.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Hannah recalled to Entertainment Weekly in 1993 that she was being hounded on questions about their potential wedding.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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In other cases highlighted by TODAY, AI impersonators hawked treatments that were scientifically impossible.—
John Whyte,
STAT,
17 Feb. 2026
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The French queen’s jewels and furniture command record-breaking prices at auction; her porcelain and palace fabrics are reproduced and hawked by homeware brands; and her likeness is used on everything from expensive candles to throw blankets.—
Dana Thomas,
Bloomberg,
31 Dec. 2025
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Astronomers captured the most detailed image yet of our galaxy’s center.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The observation team, led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, captured two additional measurements that proved key to improving the orbit estimate.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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His three-term tenure as the state’s top lawyer also was dogged by criminal investigations, fraud allegations, an impeachment and allegations of infidelity.—
Philip Jankowski
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Courteney Cox‘s dogged reporter/stand-in for media immorality Gale Weathers will naturally be on the scene once again, as well a host of recurring characters, fan favorites, and old faces from all six of the previous entries.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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Clinton Towers Tenants Association President Mary Somoza says residents are fed up with construction in the lobby and on the facade that's dragged on for three years.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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As the weeks dragged, the RAF turned to a fringe Palestinian militant group, then based in Baghdad, for help.—
Jason Burke,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Others with North Texas ties have been snared in the web of scrutiny around Epstein.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In most years, the Super Bowl pre-game interview got the most emphasis, with other segments following across other shows backed by the news outlet that snared the access.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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Amy Ayers' father, Bob Ayers, tirelessly pursued answers for the families.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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To appreciate the term limit power play now being pursued by county Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, a little background is helpful.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Fracking is the injection of water deep into the ground to free oil trapped in shale formations in states across the center part of the country.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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The fire aboard the Conception dive boat in 2019 killed 34 people who were trapped below deck while the captain jumped overboard.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Ferreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferreted. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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