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ferret

noun as in snoop

noun as in snooper

verb as in root

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

A 2022 study in mice and ferrets showed that a universal flu vaccine NIH plans to support has promise.

From Salon

They couple began with a handful of their own animals but gradually started taking in all creatures great and small, including horses, sheep and ferrets.

From BBC

A Hampshire MP is set to see a law he proposed to clampdown on the smuggling of dogs, cats and ferrets formally adopted.

From BBC

The controversy prompted a more broadly-based movement to ferret out other Vietnamese celebrities suspected of conspiring against the country.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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