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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as in person
a member of the human race
he's rather an odd fish
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Recent Examples of fish
Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Despite the friendship vibes, Acid Betty ain’t going up there to fish.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Over the past year, the cost of eating in has risen 2.2%, with sharper increases (6.1% overall) for proteins such as meat, fish, poultry and eggs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
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Verb
Rashad Jackson, 9, and Stephon Gardner, 26, were fishing at a rock quarry June 21 in Midfield when Jackson fell into the water, Midfield Mayor Gary Richardson said, WBRC reported.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Despite the friendship vibes, Acid Betty ain’t going up there to fish.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Noun
These include 546 plant, 315 invertebrate, 45 fish, 17 amphibian, 18 reptile, 108 bird and 30 mammal species.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Over the past year, the cost of eating in has risen 2.2%, with sharper increases (6.1% overall) for proteins such as meat, fish, poultry and eggs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fish
Verb
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Marketing gets the lead, but operations fumbles the conversion.—
Michael Fox,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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In-ho began fumbling, accidentally letting go of the top and flinging it backwards.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Still, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that about 34 people a day in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes — that’s one person every 42 minutes.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Six other vacant roles have also since been eliminated, the person said.—
Sports Editor
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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Meanwhile…things haven’t looked so good for Starbucks in China recently, and not just because its baristas can’t spell names in Chinese characters, either.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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This month, look to your inner child for clues: What used to bring you joy before life told you to grow up?—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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In sport, as in life, the idea of failure is often cast as a villain—something to be denied, delayed or danced around.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
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Again, such symptoms are quite non-specific and can represent many different conditions ranging from too much stress in your life to sleep apnea to depression to long Covid to cancer.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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One interesting information nugget from yesterday’s NDRC update on the 14th Five Year Plan was that China’s economy is expected to reach RMB 140 trillion, having grown by RMB 35 trillion during the period covered by the plan.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The temperatures were expected to reach a high of 79 degrees, a departure for the typically overcast city, as Russia's Mirra Andreeva and Switzerland's Belinda Bencic faced off for the women's singles championships quarter finals.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Six men were inside a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck at the time of the shooting.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
1 July 2025
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The practice of superimposing disparate information has outlasted scientific acceptance of zodiac men.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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But for Osceola, this fight in particular feels personal.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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Travel often feels like a race to get up and do everything, but honestly?—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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And are people still talking about this guy, this creep?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 July 2025
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And the coolest part for me, coming to Columbus, was switching roles from Boston and now being the guy who is counted on to work with younger guys.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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“Fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fish. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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