FERRETED (OUT) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

ferreted (out)

verb

past tense of ferret (out)

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall

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The sisters also founded fashion accessories label Dannijo in 2008, expanding into sports with DannijoPro.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Trump posted a video Thursday night that directly called El-Sayed a member of the group, which was founded in Egypt; his administration has designated chapters as terrorist organizations.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Investigators learned that Hellewell had offered to walk home with one of her male friends, who’d become overly intoxicated.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Church and law enforcement officials first learned of the allegations in 2018, and the Vatican in 2021 forced Saunders to retire at age 71, four years early.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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Barghouti is a board member of the Institute for Middle East Understanding, a pro-Palestinian foreign policy group located in California.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Although Archway doesn’t have its own restaurant on-site, the property is located in the epicenter of Philadelphia’s buzziest dining corridor, with dozens of cafés, wine bars, and lauded restaurants just steps away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

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David Smith, an amateur mathematician, discovered that shape.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
According to Ibrahim, the market primarily serves Arab, Middle Eastern, Indian and Asian customers, though American shoppers have increasingly discovered the shop as well.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

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