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
Shelving the movie put noses out of joint with talks of a potential tax write-down.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Mahomes has mostly kept his nose out of trouble during the 2024 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
He’s only been Contact Manager of the Year once, in 2020, but has been fractionally nosed out for first multiple other times (including by Burnes in 2023).
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Gotham/Getty/GC Images A listing photo shows how the house noses out over the beach even farther than its neighbors.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Mahomes has mostly kept his nose out of trouble during the 2024 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
He’s only been Contact Manager of the Year once, in 2020, but has been fractionally nosed out for first multiple other times (including by Burnes in 2023).
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Gotham/Getty/GC Images A listing photo shows how the house noses out over the beach even farther than its neighbors.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose out
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Authorities said his car was found at the Mount Adams trailhead, while his remains were found on the Allen Mountain Trail.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2025
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The network has handed a series order to The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, a new comedy starring Morgan and Harry Potter alum Daniel Radcliffe, TVLine has learned.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
12 May 2025
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Glenn Martens will make his debut as the new creative director of Maison Margiela with a couture show in July, WWD has learned.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
12 May 2025
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After following up with participants, researchers discovered that 1,407 received a heart failure diagnosis.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
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Aicha discovers that Ruby had been there with a man driving a Porsche Taycan Turbo.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Similarly, terminals located in channels that connect to rivers can have water levels that rise with significant rainfall that can also make maneuvering and controlling the tankers difficult.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The tunnel is 17 miles (27 km) in circumference, and is located in Geneva, Switzerland.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
12 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Shares of the company got a little boost from the interest signaled by the poison pill and gained 3.2 percent to $23.51 in premarket trading on Tuesday.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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And the narrative power of this season, the thing that keeps you reading, is the lure of finding out which one of them is true.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Prendergast ran down the street to the explosion site, following a black cloud of smoke, and arrived there in a few minutes.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Mitchell offers a supporting run down the middle and Eze begins a sprint on the left.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Nose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nose%20out. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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