as in person
a member of the human race
he's rather an odd fish
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as in to fumble
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
take a minute to fish for some change to drop in the donation box
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Recent Examples of fish
Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Dinner is also a set menu, with a similar selection of meat and fish, side dishes, salads, and a cheese platter, plus red and white wine pairings featuring South African wineries.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
For Native Americans who have fished these waters for millennia, salmon are the backbone of their diet and culture.
—Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Noun
Play a game of pickleball, fish, or enjoy guilt-free golfing from the driving range on the shore, smashing biodegradable golf balls (fish food) into the water.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Dinner is also a set menu, with a similar selection of meat and fish, side dishes, salads, and a cheese platter, plus red and white wine pairings featuring South African wineries.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
Verb
All adults must be fishing with children and should provide their own tackle and catfish bait, chairs, snacks and drinks.
—Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
For Native Americans who have fished these waters for millennia, salmon are the backbone of their diet and culture.
—Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fish
Noun
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During prison or jail time, the person behind bars can no longer make much money themselves, and often other family members have to adjust — staying home or cutting their hours, for instance, to care for children.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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The figures’ heads reach the top corners, and the person on the left seems to have an outstretched arm.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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United goalkeeper Altay Bayındır fumbled the ball on the edge of his area, allowing Villa forward Morgan Rogers to take possession and put the ball into the net.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Minnesota Vikings: Aaron Jones — Jones came up in the discussion about fumbling, but that will not stop him from being the leading backfield producer for the Vikings.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The feature-length documentary, releasing June 10, is the first in a weekly series that digs into big event meltdowns that made headlines, created corporate scandals, and often cost lives.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Mitch is a successful banker who hates his job and the life it’s bought him, with a wife who does not understand him.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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Vera Wang also continues to create custom haute looks for celebrity red-carpet appearances.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Below take a peak at the best red carpet looks at the 2025 Tony Awards.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
9 June 2025
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At the same time, Musk owns the infrastructure of conservative discourse, via X. That puts both men in a sort of co-dependent situation – Musk owns the medium, while Trump’s ideas are the message.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Kim Ng, who became the first female GM in the history of major North American men’s pro team sports when the Miami Marlins hired her to run the team’s baseball operations in 2020, is taking on a new challenge: building softball’s version of the WNBA.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Other concerns stem from the costs of the project, particularly with the city’s growing budget deficit that could reach close to $100 million in the coming years.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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This is the first time since 2008 that teams from the same organization have reached the Stanley Cup and Calder Cup Finals in the same season when the Pittsburgh Penguins and their AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins did so.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Lawrence is like the orange M&M, or the also-orange wiry guy from Inside Out 2.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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Turns out that state budget surplus that Casey’s hubby has been claiming as evidence of his own special skills was propped up all along by COVID-era billions, courtesy of the smiling guy with the aviator glasses and crippling ice cream addiction.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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When leadership and management trust their workers to make good decisions, those workers feel empowered.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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And an April 2024 poll by the Pew Research Center found that 31% of Jews younger than 35 felt Hamas' reasons for fighting were valid, compared to just 10% for Jews aged 35 and older.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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“Fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fish. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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