as in fumbled
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 fished
Regenda’s goal came after a Sharks forecheck as Adam Gaudette fished a puck out of the corner to the right of the Oilers net and got it back to the point.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The famed lake on the Texas-Louisiana state line is well known for giant bass, and Franklin has fished it most of his life.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
The park has a variety of attractions, including more than 16 miles of trails ranging in difficulty, 90-acre Tucket Lake that can be fished, swim and kayak, and acts as a seasonal home to many migratory birds, like the endangered golden-cheeked warbler.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The animal enthusiast has since fished vipers from beneath houses, underneath baby cribs, the inside of dry wall, the back of a refrigerator, a fire department, a Safeway and scores of other spots.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
And so fished with Dave Puffer and, um, and my folks were not completely irresponsible.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
While Zealen fished, Serena was at the bounce house and craft area.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Conley, who had not fished since summer, had all of the energy of a plutonium sphere.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
Baseodiscus the Eldest, or B, as it is called for short, was fished from the wild between 1996 and 1998 and kept in a tank at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
—Marina Wang, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The famed lake on the Texas-Louisiana state line is well known for giant bass, and Franklin has fished it most of his life.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
The park has a variety of attractions, including more than 16 miles of trails ranging in difficulty, 90-acre Tucket Lake that can be fished, swim and kayak, and acts as a seasonal home to many migratory birds, like the endangered golden-cheeked warbler.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The animal enthusiast has since fished vipers from beneath houses, underneath baby cribs, the inside of dry wall, the back of a refrigerator, a fire department, a Safeway and scores of other spots.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
And so fished with Dave Puffer and, um, and my folks were not completely irresponsible.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
While Zealen fished, Serena was at the bounce house and craft area.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Conley, who had not fished since summer, had all of the energy of a plutonium sphere.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
Baseodiscus the Eldest, or B, as it is called for short, was fished from the wild between 1996 and 1998 and kept in a tank at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
—Marina Wang, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fished
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The Warriors had a chance to send the game to overtime on the final possession of regulation, but Post, who hit four 3s on the night, fumbled the catch and turned the ball over, leaving the Knicks with the ball as the shot clock expired.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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In a stunning blowout Friday night, KU fumbled its conference tournament semifinal against the Houston Cougars, losing 69-47.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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Naseer Paktiawal looked at the face of his brother, Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, maybe for the last time.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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He was examined by the team doctors for both Japan and the Miami Marlins before returning to Arizona, where the Cubs doctor also looked at him.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Well before the Bellevue shelter reached its current state, people were trying to shut it down.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Downtown Los Angeles reached 94 degrees, beating its previous daily high for March 18 of 87 in 1997.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Fished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fished. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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