ferreting (out)

verb

present participle of ferret (out)
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreting (out)
  1. finding
  2. learning
  3. discovering
  4. locating
  5. finding out
  6. running down
  7. digging up
  8. getting
Verb
  • His best option was finding a living donor for a kidney transplant.
    — Joe Donlon, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Shelton of 2025 who scrapped out wins by scrambling along the baseline and finding a way has evolved into a more assertive player.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of finding
Verb
  • And staying socially and mentally engaged by participating in hobbies, learning new skills, and maintaining relationships with family and friends are all ways to keep the body and brain active.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The courses, Cristerna said, would have been useful in learning how to negotiate brand deals, maximize monetization opportunities and cultivate and keep an audience.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of learning
Verb
  • Upon discovering the tagging, staff staff and equipment were mobilized to remove the markings from the municipal sidewalks through cleaning and power washing, the statement says.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Upon discovering that a nurse at the clinic was stealing vast amounts of fentanyl, Gabby seeks out other victims and leads a groundbreaking legal battle against Yale University.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovering
Verb
  • The Olathe Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating a missing man who was last seen walking along 123rd Street Monday.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Gwinnett County Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating 17-year-old Deaniyka Body, who jumped from a moving vehicle that was transporting her only two weeks ago, police say.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of locating
Verb
  • What was the difference between knowing abstractly and finding out that your grandfather's grandfather was enslaved?
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Social media reactions to the announcement suggest that some users are only now finding out that their data was being used for AI training.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of finding out
Verb
  • Ron stops and stares ahead, dumbfounded, with a man’s shirt in his hand and blood running down his face.
    — Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Fittingly, the style comes in three colorways including Zebra Soapstone, a tan take on the trendy animal print, and Gilded Umber, a rich, chocolate brown adorned with gold-tone grommets running down each outer seam.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of running down
Verb
  • Construction on the pipeline could mean members of the community must make the decision between digging up their ancestors to preserve their graves or having the graves destroyed in the construction.
    — Madeline Luebkert, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • By comparison, digging up and repaving a road requires 12 to 14 workers and covers only about a mile a day.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of digging up
Verb
  • In a desperate attempt to avoid getting their fingers caught in the cookie jar, there is a pell-mell sprint toward finding a watermark removal app that can yank out the digital watermarks.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The administration has almost always characterized Iran never getting a nuclear weapon as the overriding concern.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of getting
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“Ferreting (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferreting%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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