as in to fumble
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
take a minute to fish for some change to drop in the donation box
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as in person
a member of the human race
he's rather an odd fish
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Recent Examples of fish
Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Heck, Lindner has helped fishing become one of the most popular, accessible activities in America.
—Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Scatterty co-authored a 2023 paper demonstrating an aversion in zebrafish to infrasound, specifically an anxiety response that caused the fish to avoid certain tank areas.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Verb
In the images, Jack appears to be enthralled with the water as his father fishes.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Heck, Lindner has helped fishing become one of the most popular, accessible activities in America.
—Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
Freshwater mussels live on river bottoms, serving as food for some fish and mammal species while their empty shells become nesting sites for small fish.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Scatterty co-authored a 2023 paper demonstrating an aversion in zebrafish to infrasound, specifically an anxiety response that caused the fish to avoid certain tank areas.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fish
Verb
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But there’s a risk the Commission will fumble.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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There was an emotional honesty that embraced the idea that growth isn’t always linear (see Andie from The Devil Wears Prada, fumbling a relationship with a good guy because her career came first).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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The document offers the most detailed account yet of the missing person’s investigation that culminated on Friday with the discovery of Limon’s body in a set of black trash bags discarded along the Howard Frankland Bridge.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Murmurs of possible tactics abound—including more talk within the administration of the DPA after Anthropic’s Mythos announcement, one person with knowledge of such discussions told us.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Nikita Kucharov had a huge tying goal in Game 2, but otherwise had looked frustrated in his ability to produce more offense.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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He’s proven to be exactly what Lincoln-Way West coach Jake Zajc was looking for .—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Nowadays, films with box-office appeal are audience-tested within an inch of their lives.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks made life difficult for him in the halfcourt, and once that happened, Atlanta’s offense kept running into dead ends.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Total profits for smelting & pressing of non-ferrous metals across the country more than doubled to reach 142 billion yuan ($21 billion) in the first quarter, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released on Monday.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Consider the other teams that, like the Mets, have high expectations and have swiftly reached a crossroads.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The two men were too far away to be heard by reporters, and television cameras did not pick up the audio.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite his team’s steady slide in the standings, Flagg kept making history a year after leading Duke to the Final Four as just the fourth freshman to be named AP men’s basketball player of the year.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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This conversation feels integral to the treatment but interrupt the experience.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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But in the end, the selection of Daniels felt more like fate than a gut reaction.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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One thing that is permanently, forever true is that gay guys, including Mike White, are obsessed with Laura Dern.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The guy is a football junkie and plays with the timing and rhythm.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fish. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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