as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing
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Recent Examples of nose out
In order to keep Superman's nose out of his business, he's impregnated the whole thing with kryptonite.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 July 2025
Shelving the movie put noses out of joint at the time with talks of a potential tax write-down.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Yamamoto actually only nosed out James Paxton by 2/3 of an inning for that third spot.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Even though the text of the law is intact, the United States meekly assured the Pakistani military that the intent of the conditions was misinterpreted and that the United States would keep its nose out of the generals' business.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2011
See All Example Sentences for nose out
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 July 2025
Shelving the movie put noses out of joint at the time with talks of a potential tax write-down.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Yamamoto actually only nosed out James Paxton by 2/3 of an inning for that third spot.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Even though the text of the law is intact, the United States meekly assured the Pakistani military that the intent of the conditions was misinterpreted and that the United States would keep its nose out of the generals' business.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2011
See All Example Sentences for nose out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose out
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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In doing so, the judge found he could not be involved in the handling of the separate probes related to the civil fraud investigation and the NRA.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Questioning the powerful influences that oversee and fund what our children learn is critical.—
SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Read on to learn the top driving trends of sensory design in the year ahead.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died at age 97.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Simply add your eligible Card to your Resy profile to book and discover Platinum Nights reservations near you, enrollment required.—
Harlan Vaughn,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Most of the farms Spring Creek works with are in Northwest Arkansas, though some are located in the Arkansas River Valley and Delta regions; the food hub works with farms of varying sizes, Hammer said.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Startzer believes the time for his program’s breakout is next at the fledgling DPS high school located in northeast Denver.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their noise got loudest at night when the city became quiet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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And Natalie is still justifiably concerned about her dad, calling him up during his night from hell and getting no information from him.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Upon arriving at Cumming's castle in the first episode, the group was eager to head to the initial blindfolded round table and find out whether they had been selected to play as a Traitor or Faithful.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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During the second episode, Traitors Lisa Rinna, Candiace Dillard and Rob Rauches were given a chance to find out the secret Traitor’s identity.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Smith ran down the sideline and broke away from Livingstone’s defense inside of four minutes left in regulation, helping the Golden Bulls run out the clock.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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For more than 50 years, the harrowing Vietnam War image, which shows a nine-year-old girl named Kim Phúc running down a road naked, her clothes burned off in a napalm attack, has been credited to an Associated Press photographer named Nick Út.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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