ferreted

verb

Definition of ferretednext
past tense of ferret
as in hounded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreted
  1. dogged
  2. captured
  3. pursued
  4. trailed
  5. stalked
  6. hunted
Verb
  • The test came back and revealed the Warriors didn’t have enough shooters, nor enough playmakers to handle Minnesota’s dogged ball pressure.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Hegseth, like Gaetz, is dogged by allegations, often anonymous, of personal misconduct.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of dogged
Verb
  • For fans that watch and wager on the game, more bettors for this year’s contest are betting on Army, who went 11-1 this season and captured the AAC Championship last week in a conference title game win over Tulane.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Of equal importance is concealer, and a certain drugstore formula has completely captured my heart over the last few months.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Again, this is a hard problem and is being avidly pursued by everyone in this realm.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As Masterson pursued both the appeal and a petition challenging his incarceration, his appellate lawyers started looking for jurors willing to discuss possible problems with the trial.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of pursued
Verb
  • Zara has trailed the café concept in Dubai, opened in November 2023, as well as Paris and Lisbon.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Knowles lead the way as the musician trailed closely behind her.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of trailed
Verb
  • This surprise Netflix hit—an autobiographical portrayal of being stalked, written by and starring comedian Richard Gadd—took the world by storm.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The creature also had stalked eyes, like crustaceans, Lhéritier said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of stalked
Verb
  • Other researchers contended that these communities hunted for larger game.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • It is believed to have stalked and hunted its prey like one too, peering above the water and clamping down on prey with powerful jaws.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of hunted
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ferreted (out)

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