Thesaurus results for FISHES

fishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of fish

as in fumbles

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 fishes Once outside, Parks fishes a pair of blue flip-flops out of her purse and changes out of her heels. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026 In the images, Jack appears to be enthralled with the water as his father fishes. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 Fire up the replay and start the clock as soon as the goalie fishes the puck out of the net. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishes

Verb

DeLand was driving inside the 20 yard line and Taihj Moore fumbles, recovered by Lake Mary.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Buford scored 17 points off three Gainesville fumbles on punt plays.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of fumbles

Verb

Down in the comments section of the original post, fans showered both the mother and daughter with love — and couldn’t agree whether Charlotte looks more like her mother or father.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026
Venus in your career zone forms an awkward connection to Uranus in your playful 5th house, stirring tension between what looks polished and what actually feels interesting.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of looks

Verb

Novelis says its pre-applied coating can address some of those requirements before the aluminum reaches the forming stage.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
The most challenging aspect of her decision was the timing — stepping away as the team reaches new heights in terms of chemistry and momentum.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026