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
In the images, Jack appears to be enthralled with the water as his father fishes.
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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
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
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The movie fumbles the chance to do something arresting with this seminal period in art.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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If the creditor fumbles the process, then an otherwise valid and collectible debt may be barred.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Vogue consulted with masterful artists such as Tasha Reiko Brown, Amy Komorowski, Emma Day, and Aika Danica Flores to get their tricks for achieving low-key, everyday makeup looks that are undetectable to even the most trained of eyes.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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With the war between New Jersey and Shah of Iran impersonator Phil Leotardo ending in dramatic fashion, Tony can now breathe a brief sigh of relief, though his crew now looks like a shell of its former self and there are looming indictments hanging over our favorite mob boss's head.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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The signal that reaches us from that time is surprisingly uniformly distributed across the sky, no matter where the detectors are pointed.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 May 2026
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If all goes to plan, Starship Version 3 is due to become the rocket that finally reaches orbit.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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Skoal Room, the lobby bar, feels worlds away from the clean whites of the check-in desk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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There’s something that just feels right about being in Macca’s universe, any time a clarinet shows up.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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“Fishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishes. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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