Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreting
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The former is the owner of a New York City hotspot; the latter is a man on the run from loan sharks, with heaps of personal issues and bad debts hounding him.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
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Inappropriate client interaction such as hounding a woman to come over to his house late at night and slipshod work that ended with a grandmother’s eviction got a Daytona Beach attorney suspended from his law career for two years.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Already, productivity declines are dogging the industry.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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Great cornerbacks are football’s tawny owls, the biggest of the big-game hunters, dogging prey through darkness and chaos.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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There are several online ticket brokers hawking resale tickets, some at very reasonable prices.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, pharmaceutical companies spent nearly $16 billion during that period hawking those low-value products.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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Stokes joined Keitt’s project a few years later, trapping birds to take blood samples for genetic analysis and releasing them back into the wild.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Others rely on it for necessities, such as heating oil, winter tires or snowmachines, which are critical modes of transportation in rural villages where residents rely on hunting or trapping.—
Becky Bohrer,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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When Bello hit Tyler Heineman with a pitch to lead off the fifth, the right-hander immediately drew a double play from George Springer, helping his own cause by snaring the grounder up the middle and firing the ball to second.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Antonelli was showing signs of progress toward Russell’s pace early in 2025, including snaring an impressive sprint race pole in Miami.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Each verse is a heartfelt exploration of sorrow, capturing the complexity of human emotions in the face of separation.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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The best part for her was capturing on video the exact moment the doors opened to reveal a firefighter standing above them, ready to help.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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When his estranged daughter Sam tracks him down, in a last-ditch effort to dig her way out of serious trouble, Mickey must choose between rekindling his relationship with his daughter in the face of a terrible tragedy or pursuing a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Chases are intended to be stopped based on what police policy describes as a continual evaluation of the risks by the pursuing officer.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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For Thiago’s second goal midway through the first half, Ouattara ambled back towards his own goal down the centre of the pitch, dragging Shaw and Dorgu with him.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The clip ends with the owner managing to open the door—dragging the golden retriever along with it—as their other pets enter the frame to see them off.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Ferreting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferreting. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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