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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreted
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Whether or not Freddy deserved to be hounded off the internet didn’t really matter.
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Goldberg, on the other hand, hounded Freedman with questions, asking about every material used in every step of the process.
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Young salespeople hawked their company’s wares with the hyperbole associated with a consumer business rather than selling business enterprise solutions.
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Flocks of tourists maneuvered around lumbering delivery trucks, hawked to by distributors of seemingly unlicensed 2026 Knicks championship gear.
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The beautiful Grace Kelly captured the world's attention and imagination (and still does) for decades, but no one was more enamored by the actress than Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
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The exchange was captured by Redman’s body camera footage during a stop involving immigrants.
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All this sprung to mind on Friday, against a Cape Verde side that were dogged, well-organised and capable of scoring spectacular goals.
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Lanky with striking red hair and a cocky demeanor, Clapper was dogged and respected by his fellow cops.
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When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
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The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
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But not all of the diaspora have been snared for the national team.
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Retirees and near-retirees are the taxpayers snared most often by the Stealth Taxes.
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On a previous voyage, the captain—who is in his late fifties, with a young wife and child—pursued the gigantic, unnaturally white sperm whale known to mariners as Moby Dick.
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Automakers have long pursued dry-electrode manufacturing as a solution for batteries.
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Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.
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The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.
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“Ferreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferreted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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