NOSE OUT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

nose out

verb

Definition of nose out

as in to find

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 nose out Peter was in the booth with Herbstreit the other weekend, paws up and nose out. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 In order to keep Superman's nose out of his business, he's impregnated the whole thing with kryptonite. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 July 2025 The resulting anti-censorship lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled that the federal government should keep its nose out of the cable content business. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Even though the text of the law is intact, the United States meekly assured the Pakistani military that the intent of the conditions was misinterpreted and that the United States would keep its nose out of the generals' business. — Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2011 See All Example Sentences for nose out

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Neither team could find a flow from three-point range in the first half as the teams combined to shoot five for 29 from deep — three of 16 by Golden State and two for 13 by Atlanta.

— Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Of the first 15 plays for the Dallas offense, 10 were on the ground, and the Cowboys found success.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of find

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Unlike training approaches that largely depend on preparing datasets and updating models before deployment, this framework allows robots to continue learning while performing actual jobs.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Beyond meals, the Center for Wine & Culinary Arts is a highlight—guests can enjoy complimentary daily tastings to learn about Rhode Island food and wine.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of learn

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Claude discovered that fictional stories and roleplay exercises could conceal concerning behaviors from training-data screening systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
In homebuilding, discovering a flaw means addressing it before the damage spreads.

— Christian Swann, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of discover

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According to local lore, however, Ware’s headless body is not in that grave but instead in her original grave, now located at the bottom of Silver Lake.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Named Gerrothorax maritimus, the salamander-sized ocean creature’s skeletons were discovered in China’s Guizhou Province in an area that was once covered by ocean and located hundreds of miles away from large land masses.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of locate

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In fact, there is growing concern the current drought will only get worse.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Mbow Dem got the ball near the right corner of the box, shook Miami right back Gonzalo Lujan before taking a few dribbles to his left and rifling a shot into the left corner of the goal.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of get

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Yet, the many physicists and chemists involved in this fundamental research did so purely to find out what makes nature tick.

— Mattanjah de Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Read on to find out what my colleague was doing in Pennsylvania Dutch country and what the latest dispute between Novo and Lilly is all about.

— Elaine Chen, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of find out

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As the savings from their years abroad run down, and the limits on their freedom as a gay couple close in, the relationship comes under strain.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
The Valkyries decided to allow the clock to run down and the Dream could exhale.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

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