as in fumbled
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 fished
The story goes back to 1913 when Sen̓áḵw was a coastal village where Squamish people hunted and fished.
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Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Regenda’s goal came after a Sharks forecheck as Adam Gaudette fished a puck out of the corner to the right of the Oilers net and got it back to the point.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The famed lake on the Texas-Louisiana state line is well known for giant bass, and Franklin has fished it most of his life.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
The park has a variety of attractions, including more than 16 miles of trails ranging in difficulty, 90-acre Tucket Lake that can be fished, swim and kayak, and acts as a seasonal home to many migratory birds, like the endangered golden-cheeked warbler.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The animal enthusiast has since fished vipers from beneath houses, underneath baby cribs, the inside of dry wall, the back of a refrigerator, a fire department, a Safeway and scores of other spots.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
And so fished with Dave Puffer and, um, and my folks were not completely irresponsible.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
While Zealen fished, Serena was at the bounce house and craft area.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Conley, who had not fished since summer, had all of the energy of a plutonium sphere.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Regenda’s goal came after a Sharks forecheck as Adam Gaudette fished a puck out of the corner to the right of the Oilers net and got it back to the point.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The famed lake on the Texas-Louisiana state line is well known for giant bass, and Franklin has fished it most of his life.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
The park has a variety of attractions, including more than 16 miles of trails ranging in difficulty, 90-acre Tucket Lake that can be fished, swim and kayak, and acts as a seasonal home to many migratory birds, like the endangered golden-cheeked warbler.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The animal enthusiast has since fished vipers from beneath houses, underneath baby cribs, the inside of dry wall, the back of a refrigerator, a fire department, a Safeway and scores of other spots.
—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
And so fished with Dave Puffer and, um, and my folks were not completely irresponsible.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
While Zealen fished, Serena was at the bounce house and craft area.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Conley, who had not fished since summer, had all of the energy of a plutonium sphere.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fished
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The Storm had the Inter&Co Stadium crowd of 11,127 people on their feet early after Columbus fumbled the opening kickoff and safety Josh Minkins jumped on it to give the Storm their initial possession inside the 30-yard line.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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As the years went by, judges complained that the city’s in-house lawyers had fumbled key casework.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Melvin—always the empath—looked ready to head home and cry.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The rest of them looked lost without him.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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On Day 1, the astronauts made it safely into Earth's orbit and the mission reached the end of its first major propulsion phase, NASA said.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, the number of Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies reached 315, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Fished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fished. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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