noses out

verb

present tense third-person singular of nose out
as in finds
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 noses out Fleur and Caroline put innumerable noses out of joint on their paths to creative and intellectual fulfillment; lovers become dejected, friendships are left to go cold, and each woman’s devotion to her work is viewed with resentment and suspicion. — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noses out
  1. finds
  2. learns
  3. discovers
  4. locates
  5. finds out
  6. gets
  7. runs down
Verb
  • However recognizable the structures may be—isolated phrases giving way to longform improvisation—the performance finds Taylor in a transitional period, one in which the ephemerality of the moment pushed its musicians to bold new places.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The survey finds that the Democratic candidates running in Michigan, Texas, Maine, Ohio, and Kansas are ahead of their Republican counterparts by 11, 7, 6, 5, and 5 percentage points, respectively.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of finds
Verb
  • In it, a young kid traverses New Orleans to fish, goes door to door selling his game, and learns how to drive, among other things.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Building visual components and rules for your own industry is one thing, but defining these in a way that learns and grows with a user’s own visual language is more nuanced and complex.
    — Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • There’s non-kaiju human death, too, including a flashback to the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing in which a bloodied grandfather discovers the charred remains of his daughter and grandson.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The film follows a desperate mother who discovers an obscure collagen supplement that promises to transform her tween gymnast daughter into an influencer.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • Serhiy, like Zabuzhko, locates his captor’s impulse to torture him in the very pages written by the Russian novelist.
    — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Greeks offer another kind of striving, one that locates pleasure in the pursuit itself rather than in the prize.
    — Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of locates
Verb
  • Some family members even left the courtroom as Marcelle is heard asking about her children and finds out her son was killed.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • And also God help him if anyone on the island finds out that Evan is the last [descendant].
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Definition of finds out
Verb
  • The question gets complicated when applied to the fashion industry, given how large the assortment is, according to an AI platform called Profitmind.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The bear, meanwhile, gets our empathy, as any creature would.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • Although bullying usually runs down the chain of power – for example, from a boss to an employee – grade bullying flips that.
    — Jason Walker, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Brewers clawed back from four runs down and yet again proved why this team loves playing from behind.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs down

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“Noses out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noses%20out. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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