as in person
a member of the human race
he's rather an odd fish
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as in to fumble
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
take a minute to fish for some change to drop in the donation box
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Recent Examples of fish
Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Dinner is also a set menu, with a similar selection of meat and fish, side dishes, salads, and a cheese platter, plus red and white wine pairings featuring South African wineries.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Anthony Gibbs, who had five kids, was a jokester, a good cook, and loved to fish and draw, including tattoos.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Noun
Play a game of pickleball, fish, or enjoy guilt-free golfing from the driving range on the shore, smashing biodegradable golf balls (fish food) into the water.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Dinner is also a set menu, with a similar selection of meat and fish, side dishes, salads, and a cheese platter, plus red and white wine pairings featuring South African wineries.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
Verb
The species is named in honor of a marine fish geneticist for his contributions to fish conservation.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Anthony Gibbs, who had five kids, was a jokester, a good cook, and loved to fish and draw, including tattoos.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fish
Noun
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But for some reason you're constantly being observed even as a non-famous person.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Walker isn’t the only person in Wade’s orbit who credits the NBA Hall of Famer with providing an opportunity.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
Verb
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United goalkeeper Altay Bayındır fumbled the ball on the edge of his area, allowing Villa forward Morgan Rogers to take possession and put the ball into the net.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Minnesota Vikings: Aaron Jones — Jones came up in the discussion about fumbling, but that will not stop him from being the leading backfield producer for the Vikings.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The feature-length documentary, releasing June 10, is the first in a weekly series that digs into big event meltdowns that made headlines, created corporate scandals, and often cost lives.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Arrests and convictions affect a substantial share of Americans and can cast a long shadow of financial insecurity over people’s lives.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Below take a peak at the best red carpet looks at the 2025 Tony Awards.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
9 June 2025
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Vera Wang also continues to create custom haute looks for celebrity red-carpet appearances.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Aaron Rodgers is the new man in town for the storied franchise and will look to make one more run at a Super Bowl.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Kim Ng, who became the first female GM in the history of major North American men’s pro team sports when the Miami Marlins hired her to run the team’s baseball operations in 2020, is taking on a new challenge: building softball’s version of the WNBA.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The school committee reached a settlement with the teachers in 2023, issuing each of them $33,333 payments and back pay of over $50,000, according to Rhode Island news reports at the time.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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In the previous campaign, Wirtz was key as Leverkusen won their first-ever German top-flight title with an unbeaten domestic season, alongside reaching the Europa League final.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Show me another time in the history of New York sports when there was a vacancy involving a big job like this and the guy conducting the search for a replacement tried to interview a bunch of guys under contract somewhere else.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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Sometimes, those father figures were uncles, pastors, barbers, or that older guy from the block.—
Conial Caldwell Jr,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2025
Verb
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When leadership and management trust their workers to make good decisions, those workers feel empowered.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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And an April 2024 poll by the Pew Research Center found that 31% of Jews younger than 35 felt Hamas' reasons for fighting were valid, compared to just 10% for Jews aged 35 and older.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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“Fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fish. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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