ferrets

verb

present tense third-person singular of ferret
as in dogs

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  1. dogs
  2. traps
  3. hounds
  4. hawks
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  • This spring, Anthropic let the robot dogs out again, but this time, an improved Claude worked alone.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Canine transmissible venereal tumor, or CTVT, is a genital cancer that dogs pass to one another during mating.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of dogs
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  • After all there’s nothing very funny about an incurable disease that traps you inside your body.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Harming any of these beings results in negative karma, which further traps souls in samsara.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of traps
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  • Gen might have gotten away scot-free from the sheets incident in terms of optics — no one questions her involvement, even though her job description includes housekeeping — but karma hounds her during the first day of the charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
  • Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of hounds
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  • 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
Definition of hawks
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“Ferrets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferrets. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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