FERRETS (OUT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

ferrets (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of ferret (out)

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall

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Much of the season finds Lestat wrestling with profound guilt, including over the death of their daughter, Claudia (played with harrowing grace by Delainey Hayles).

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Whatever the reason, Maryland finds itself in a deep hole in 2026, with no easy way out of it.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Definition of finds

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If the seller learns the buyer is funded, in a hurry or already committed to the name, the price can move quickly.

— Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
A student who learns to navigate ambiguity, make sense of evidence, and strengthen their capacity for synthesis is better prepared not only for a career, but for the demands of citizenship.

— Tim Knowles, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Definition of learns

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That value comes from the cast member who notices a nervous child, the detail a family discovers together, the meal that anchors the day and the fleeting sense that this experience could not have unfolded in quite the same way for anyone else.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Along the way, Cleo discovers that the monsters’ aren’t as monstrous as most everyone thinks.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 9 July 2026

Definition of discovers

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Māori mythology locates Karikari as the location where the first canoes landed in New Zealand.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Video shared by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele reportedly showed the moment a Salvadorian rescuer locates a woman, identified as Belkys Barreto, trapped under rubble in Caraballeda, and reassures her that help is near.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Definition of locates

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Sugar gets the coordinates from Danny and arrives minutes before Vega and his gang, just in time to catch Ji in the throes of an overdose.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Played by the talented Halle Bailey, young mermaid Ariel yearns to be on land, has the hots for Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) – who at least gets a character arc this time – and agrees to a bad deal with witchy Ursula (Melissa McCarthy).

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026

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