as in fumbling
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 fishing
Berryessa Water Sports has boats for rent fit for all activities on the water — from tubing and wake surfing to fishing to simply relaxing in the sun.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
It’s believed that Nourse was fishing in the spillway below the lower dam at Lake Lowell before falling into the water.
—Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2026
The app analyzed Instagram reels of 129 major North American lakes to find the top 10 most Instagrammable lakes to go fishing.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2026
During a vacation at the family's compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, in August 1991, the girls went fishing with their grandpa.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
It’s believed that Nourse was fishing in the spillway below the lower dam at Lake Lowell before falling into the water.
—Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2026
The app analyzed Instagram reels of 129 major North American lakes to find the top 10 most Instagrammable lakes to go fishing.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2026
During a vacation at the family's compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, in August 1991, the girls went fishing with their grandpa.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
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Like, for example, calling a risky trick play in South Bend that resulted in wide receiver Makai Lemon fumbling on first-and-10 from the Notre Dame 37-yard line down three points in the fourth quarter.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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The whole series comes down to the Cavs fumbling away Game 1.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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Both teams are looking for a healthy seven-game series, but the Knicks seeing their best scorer heading off the court early isn't the way the Eastern Conference champions wanted to kick off their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1999 against these same Spurs.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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At the same time, the tech giants and others in the industry are looking for ways to cut costs, including through layoffs.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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