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ferret

noun as in snoop

noun as in snooper

verb as in root

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The modern discipline of psychology would ferret out the private motives of regular and refined collectors alike.

The study also included an animal experiment using ferrets, which are highly susceptible to H5N1.

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We will ferret out students who protest against my policies.

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That means eradicating invasive species such as possums, rats and mustelids—a group that includes weasels, ferrets and stoats.

Taylor ferrets out the secret with her bloodthirsty relentlessness and immediately raises pandemonium.

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