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
Conley, who had not fished since summer, had all of the energy of a plutonium sphere.
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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
The island’s lure dates back centuries, to the earliest days of the Chitimacha tribe, who fished in its Gulf waters.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Schreiber stopped in front of the large, dirty door that was held together with metal strips, fished in his pockets for a key, and turned it twice in the lock.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
And those are the waters that generally the charter boats fished in close waters.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
That means, on average, about 930 people fished the river every single day of the year.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Listening to Jimmy tell stories about Tennessee Williams, Hemingway’s writing, Captain Tony’s, Shel Silverstein, the characters who lived, fished, dreamed and smuggled there, time dissolved and the mythic Key West came to life.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
These included the Montaukett, Shinnecock, and Matinecock people, who had lived in semi-permanent villages and hunted, fished, and farmed on the island for centuries.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
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
The island’s lure dates back centuries, to the earliest days of the Chitimacha tribe, who fished in its Gulf waters.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Schreiber stopped in front of the large, dirty door that was held together with metal strips, fished in his pockets for a key, and turned it twice in the lock.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
And those are the waters that generally the charter boats fished in close waters.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
That means, on average, about 930 people fished the river every single day of the year.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Listening to Jimmy tell stories about Tennessee Williams, Hemingway’s writing, Captain Tony’s, Shel Silverstein, the characters who lived, fished, dreamed and smuggled there, time dissolved and the mythic Key West came to life.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
These included the Montaukett, Shinnecock, and Matinecock people, who had lived in semi-permanent villages and hunted, fished, and farmed on the island for centuries.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fished
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But Jaylen Petty fumbled the outlet pass after the steal, and UCF (17-4, 6-3 Big 12) recovered to set up Fulks' jumper to go up by two possessions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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But Jaylen Petty fumbled the outlet pass after the steal, and UCF (17-4, 6-3 Big 12) recovered to set up Fulks’ jumper to go up by two possessions.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Fluffy, with a golden exterior and pale white interior, this cake looked impressive even before digging in.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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The league looked into the matter and did not find enough evidence to sanction Rozier and has since noted Rozier cooperated with that probe.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The plea followed a similar agreement reached months earlier by his brother, Ovidio Guzmán López, on trafficking and money-laundering charges.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification released a new report saying that acute malnutrition has reached famine levels in two more towns in Darfur.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Fished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fished. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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