NOSES OUT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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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

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Humanoid learns factory Gallop’s initial assignment involves packing 15 different motherboard accessories, many of which are small, thin, and enclosed in transparent plastic bags.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Bernardeau knew of García Lorca much like anyone who learns about their home country’s foremost literary giants in school, but the life of Rafael perhaps eluded the textbooks.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of learns

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His Peter starts as a congenial cokehead and then discovers a new outlook on life, all thanks to fatherhood.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
In Munro’s story, a woman, who discovers a lump in her breast, avoids her health anxieties by fixating on a crypt in the countryside and learning about the history of southern Ontario.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of discovers

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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

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So that’s where the expectation gap gets bigger and bigger, because what the worker needs and what the operation needs are different.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Building confidence for its younger roster and finalizing different rotations will be essential for the Horned Frogs as the schedule gets tougher at the end of this month with two games against Power Four conference opponents.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of gets

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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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