ferreted

past tense of ferret

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreted
Verb
  • The search for answers grew more desperate after Payne, wracked with grief and hounded by reporters, died by suicide near the very spot where Mary’s body had been found.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For a Mets team hounded by questions about clubhouse culture in the wake of a late-season collapse, Marte is an intriguing case.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Temu is a marketplace platform, which means the majority of the goods sold on Temu are hawked by third-party sellers.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The shirts that are hawked outside the Coliseum today are much more hastily made.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The period was marked by the dramatic fall from grace of his younger brother, then-Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who admitted to smoking crack cocaine and then was dogged by evidence of a string of other abusive behavior.
    NPR, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Akey, dogged all night by Legend’s pass rushers, used her pure speed to score the game’s first touchdown, sprinting into the end zone from 7 yards out.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Abella and her friend Darcie navigate challenges, such as being captured by a bee, the new responsibility of receiving a magic wand, and helping a horse with a toothache, with grace and curiosity.
    William Jones, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • For each sculpture, Tolaas captured molecules present during its material creation, alongside scents drawn from the animals themselves, their habitats and their interactions with humans.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stephens said there were signs of a struggle, and Thomas' body had been dragged about 180 feet into the woods.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Whether the week dragged or flew by, the weekend has arrived — and so have a host of events across the Sacramento region, from family outings and concerts to high school football and college sports.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rester made a diving save less than a minute later, and Owen Johnston — Mounds Park Academy’s goaltender — snared a Clark shot about two minutes thereafter to keep the game 1-1.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
  • McConkey snared the pass and turned upfield.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • King is said to have had nightmares that night — his son running through endless hallways, pursued by a malevolent presence — inspiring the plot of the famous movie.
    Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Blue Jays, of course, had aggressively pursued Ohtani two winters ago, when the Japanese designated hitter/pitcher opted to sign a long-term deal with the Dodgers.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the time of the interview, at least four people had been killed and at least seven had been injured; dozens of others were still trapped under the rubble.
    Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Executives praised the film, which follows the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s failed attempt to save Hind, a Palestinian child who was killed in Gaza in 2024 after being trapped in a car under Israeli fire.
    Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Ferreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferreted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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