Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreting
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San Diego is where Pitino’s basketball ghosts, after hounding him for decades, were sent far away, perhaps for good.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026 -
Meanwhile, the individuals in question continue hounding her for autographs and photos.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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Offshore Data Centers Face Challenges Aikido’s plan avoids the prickly not-in-my-backyard complaints that are dogging both onshore wind and data-center projects.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2026
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Stocks had a rough session Friday on the worries about AI hurting the economy that have been dogging the market for weeks.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Anyone older than thirty seemed to be hawking the contents of their apartments on the streets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The plant provides habitat for fish, crabs and plankton, feeds migratory birds and locks away carbon and methane — both heat-trapping greenhouse gases — in coastal sediments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Like all black holes, primordial black holes have mass and thus interact with gravity and are effectively invisible due to the fact that they are bounded by a light-trapping surface called an event horizon.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pickens was even more dominant, snaring nine balls for 144 yards and a score.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Nov. 2025
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At least Cochrane was familiar with the feeling of snaring an interception.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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If successful, it could be adapted to other nanomaterials and biomass structures, giving rise to a new generation of solar power systems capable of capturing, storing, and managing energy on their own.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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Five of Orion’s six windows had live-streaming video cameras capturing the lunar flyby.—
Jennifer Levasseur,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2026
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The broader mission goal is to demonstrate the capabilities that are considered critical to the success of future space missions, including establishing a permanent presence on the moon and ultimately pursuing missions deeper into space, including Mars.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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This mission will target the south polar region, where companies and countries alike are pursuing the scientific and economic prospects of lunar water ice.—
Christopher Cokinos,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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Two days later, Gomes Akay was seen dragging a large suitcase that appeared to be overfilled from the hotel.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Gomes Akay was seen two days later dragging a large suitcase from the hotel.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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