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
He’s only been Contact Manager of the Year once, in 2020, but has been fractionally nosed out for first multiple other times (including by Burnes in 2023).
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Gotham/Getty/GC Images A listing photo shows how the house noses out over the beach even farther than its neighbors.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2024
The two men agree on at least one point: Both concede the government should keep its nose out of people’s romantic relationships.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
Advertisement Ted Williams and Ruth nosed out Gibson in career on-base percentage, but the legendary slugger who played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays in a 14-year career that ended in 1946 is the all-time leader in on-base-plus-slugging (OPS) at 1.177.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Gotham/Getty/GC Images A listing photo shows how the house noses out over the beach even farther than its neighbors.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2024
The two men agree on at least one point: Both concede the government should keep its nose out of people’s romantic relationships.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
Advertisement Ted Williams and Ruth nosed out Gibson in career on-base percentage, but the legendary slugger who played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays in a 14-year career that ended in 1946 is the all-time leader in on-base-plus-slugging (OPS) at 1.177.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose out
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Sporting found some moments of control in the second half and finally got a foothold in the game again.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those few minutes sent students scrambling for cover and barricading themselves around campus until authorities found them.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Investigators also learned that a friend of Johnson's had pawned a handgun for him.—
William Morris,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The police first learned of suspicious behavior from an April 7 call that led them to an 11-year-old boy who said that an unknown man had videotaped him in a restroom.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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It is mounted in a ring by JAR, and ranks among the rarest and most important diamonds ever discovered.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration discovered that some of the administration’s aggressive layoffs left the agency without key personnel.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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In other words, while the remains were located over the span of two months, that does not indicate the victims died around the same time.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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No special skills were needed to locate the bounty given they were spread out across the grass in plain sight.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Buttery, flaky croissants peak through and get nice and toasty in the oven.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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This refreshing serum gets its tingle from peppermint and tea tree, which works with caffeine to invigorate the scalp and maximize the absorption of the formula’s peptides.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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To find out more about HK Digital, visit their website.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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While it’s not required to have survived the action horror game to understand the show, see below to find out where to shop The Last of Us video games and comic book spinoffs online, plus official collabs with Wrangler and Alice Mushrooms.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
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Just Hit the Market for $32 Million Long before Bo Derek ran down the beach in her Fulani braids and Farrah Fawcett posed in that iconic red swimsuit, there was Welch in her infamous doeskin bikini as seen in One Billion Years B.C.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the clock ran down in the third period with overtime looming, the Eagles took the lead for good with 1:17 remaining in the third period.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Nose out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nose%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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