ferret out

verb

ferreted out; ferreting out; ferrets out
Synonyms of ferret outnext
: to find (something, such as information) by careful searching
He's good at ferreting out the facts.

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This time of year, catbirds are ferreting out their nesting and feeding territories. — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 There’s a real danger for both Galvin and Healey that Foley’s new team will show state agencies run by them have failed to ferret out fraud right under their noses. — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 Moreover, since these frogs can hunker in the mud for days, conservationists resort to pumping water out and allowing the bed to completely dry out, to ferret out every last straggler. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026 Another avenue is for an AI maker to ferret out why their AI is doing some recurring act and then tweak the AI to stop doing so. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ferret out

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