as in fumbled
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
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Recent Examples of fished
Because the pond has been very fished.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 May 2026
The falls are named after the Shoshone (or Shoshoni), a Native American tribe who lived in the area and fished on the Snake River.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Security agents fished VIPs from the crowd, among them Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and senior White House advisers Stephen Miller and Dan Scavino.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
As with other popular techniques like a wacky rig or Texas rig, the Alabama rig can be fished at almost any time of year and produce plenty of bites.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Eriksson Ek immediately fished the milestone puck out of the back of the net.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The story goes back to 1913 when Sen̓áḵw was a coastal village where Squamish people hunted and fished.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Makassarese sailors from Celebes (Sulawesi) certainly fished off Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory, from the mid-18th century and may have done so as early as the 16th century.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
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.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 May 2026
The falls are named after the Shoshone (or Shoshoni), a Native American tribe who lived in the area and fished on the Snake River.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Security agents fished VIPs from the crowd, among them Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and senior White House advisers Stephen Miller and Dan Scavino.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
As with other popular techniques like a wacky rig or Texas rig, the Alabama rig can be fished at almost any time of year and produce plenty of bites.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Eriksson Ek immediately fished the milestone puck out of the back of the net.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The story goes back to 1913 when Sen̓áḵw was a coastal village where Squamish people hunted and fished.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Makassarese sailors from Celebes (Sulawesi) certainly fished off Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory, from the mid-18th century and may have done so as early as the 16th century.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
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.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fished
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During Miami’s two periods of special teams work Malik Washington fumbled his first kickoff return, but most of the other punt returners and kickoff returned fielded their attempts well.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Given how badly Karen Bass has fumbled as mayor, Raman couldn’t do much worse.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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The man looked at me in a rustling way, swaying toward me, his Styrofoam plate of angel hair and cherry tomatoes dotted with tiny black seeds like ants’ eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit a record high, signaling that investors have looked past the geopolitical uncertainty.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Questions about the rumors eventually reached Pixar executives.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Eastside Innovation, the developer trying to bring a billion-dollar, mixed-use development to the site where Indian Springs Mall once stood, has reached an impasse with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK over a key sticking point.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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“Fished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fished. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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