ferrets

present tense third-person singular of ferret

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferrets
Verb
  • Service dogs that bark excessively must be taken out of the facility.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 June 2026
  • In a nearly 10-minute long video, Pratt repeated social media posts that dogs on Skid Row are used to test drugs, are bred for drug money and are left in poor conditions by their unhoused owners, among other concerns about overcrowded, dirty shelters across the city.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Shredded cardboard works as worm bin substrate, balances compost, and traps pests like slugs.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
  • There is a sticky glue board inside that traps the pests, too.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • The Grabber hounds Finn through an old phone booth and torments Gwen through her dreams.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The 59-year-old also hawks a jewelry line for HSN and is a partner for hair-extension brand Locks and Mane.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • One does detect in Iran hawks a kind of 'will to destruction' and hatred of boring, civilized diplomacy.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Ferrets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferrets. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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