ferreted

verb

past tense of ferret
as in hounded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreted
  1. hounded
  2. hawked
  3. captured
  4. dogged
  5. dragged
  6. snared
  7. pursued
  8. trapped
Verb
  • Several of those who hounded Miller for payouts have formed new leagues to play together during this upcoming season.
    — Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • While playing for club Real Madrid in Spain during the 2025-26 season, Mbappé was hounded by monkey chants in a match against Real Oviedo, which led to a fan being detained.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Definition of hounded
Verb
  • Young salespeople hawked their company’s wares with the hyperbole associated with a consumer business rather than selling business enterprise solutions.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Flocks of tourists maneuvered around lumbering delivery trucks, hawked to by distributors of seemingly unlicensed 2026 Knicks championship gear.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of hawked
Verb
  • Mbaye, Yassine and Toure are three of five players at the World Cup who had full profiles on the platform, having been captured on film since the age of 14 in their home countries.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • After the Mac has been cleaned, change its login password because CrashStealer may have captured and validated that credential.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Even as its quality of play has improved dramatically over the years, MLS is still dogged by a reputation for being a tier or two below Europe's domestic leagues.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 July 2026
  • The duo are forced on the run across Europe, dogged by their past, and successfully get themselves out of danger.
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of dogged
Verb
  • Scardovari, Italy — As the sun was rising, two fisherwomen dragged their boat through the Scardovari lagoon in northeastern Italy.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The animation is often rudimentary, particularly in outer-space scenes that are effectively a cut-out of a starship being dragged across a stellar background.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • Starting the game with a miss on a rare 3-point attempt, Reed recovered with an early block on a layup attempt from Trevor Keels and snared seven rebounds, three on the offensive end, in an 88-87 loss to the Miami Heat.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026
  • But not all of the diaspora have been snared for the national team.
    — Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of snared
Verb
  • Like his sister Mariska, Zoltán has also pursued a career in Hollywood, albeit behind the scenes.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 July 2026
  • The government has aggressively pursued cases against protesters and others who have had even fleeting and unintentional physical contact with agents.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 19 July 2026
Definition of pursued
Verb
  • The driver of the semi-truck was trapped inside the cab and was extricated by crews before being transported to the hospital for evaluation.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Last November, a 45-year-old man died after he was trapped inside a donation box in Houston and was unable to breathe, officials said.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Definition of trapped
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