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
An angler in Central America recently caught a rare orange shark while fishing in Costa Rica.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Nobody was fishing and farming.
—Beth D'addono, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
All fishing in Bella Vista, hook and line or bowfishing, is open only to POA members and their guests.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
People fishing with him have caught sturgeon over 70 inches during the prime spring months.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Nobody was fishing and farming.
—Beth D'addono, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
All fishing in Bella Vista, hook and line or bowfishing, is open only to POA members and their guests.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
People fishing with him have caught sturgeon over 70 inches during the prime spring months.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
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Then, after starting the second half by fumbling the ball away at the Rebels’ 17, the Cougars’ next two drives ended in two more Belinske-Strauss touchdown runs – the second of which came on a possession that started at the Champlin Park 1 after a high snap on a Rebels’ punt attempt.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Boise State played an uneven first half in Tampa, fumbling twice and committing a huge penalty that gave life to a South Florida touchdown drive.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the most curious detail about the Wall Street Journal’s report is that Paramount Skydance would be looking to buy all of WBD and not just one half of the business.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
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Anogeissus bark extract helps restore a youthful-looking bounce, while nutrient-rich algae help your skin barrier feel strong and supported.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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