ferreted

verb

past tense of ferret
as in hounded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreted
  1. hounded
  2. hawked
  3. captured
  4. dogged
  5. dragged
  6. snared
  7. pursued
  8. trapped
Verb
  • Jason was not just hounded out of Cambridge or academia; he was hounded out of the workforce, hounded out of existence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • There were also social-media groups that hounded commissioners and sought to sink the hunt.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of hounded
Verb
  • After debuting his first soymilk maker, Wang personally hawked his fledgling creation in markets and malls.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Kids frolicked in the new Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest, one of the segment’s highlights, while a band played and vendors hawked food by South Miami City Hall as advocates and officials spoke at the dedication.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of hawked
Verb
  • Its next evolution will be driven by the creation of new digital data generated from the physical world, captured through sensors, devices and systems deployed at a massive scale.
    — Alper Yegin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Israel Defense Forces captured Hamas' head of general security during a raid in Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Electric vehicles for years have been dogged by worries about fire.
    — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Morrison was a three-and-out player, while Greathouse has been dogged by injuries, and Flores and Mickey transferred.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dogged
Verb
  • One smashed in the front passenger window while others approached the driver‘s side door and dragged him outside.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Technology stocks dragged the market lower, with the Nasdaq Composite sliding by around 1%.
    — Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • With two outs and the bases loaded, Francisco Lindor snared a line drive by David Hamilton to keep the game tied.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Oswalt reached to his right and snared the comebacker, securing the last out of his perfect game.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of snared
Verb
  • Ukraine, for its part, has pursued long-range drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and logistics hubs, seeking to raise the cost of the war for Moscow and test President Vladimir Putin's resolve after more than four-and-a-half years of conflict.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That’s on top of other improvements Kee has already pursued on his home or plans to do, both inside and out.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of pursued
Verb
  • Go to the highest level of the building if you are trapped by flooding.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The gas dissolves directly into the stubborn crude trapped within the rock matrix.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapped
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“Ferreted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferreted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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