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fish

[fish] / fɪʃ /
VERB
throwing bait to catch seafood
Synonyms
STRONG
angle bait bob cast chum extract extricate find net produce seine trawl troll
WEAK
bait the hook cast one's hook cast one's net go fishing haul out pull out

Example Sentences

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The tribe is now grappling with the sudden loss of jobs, along with the dimming of hope that the culturally sacred fish will be restored to their ancestral waters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Finish with lime juice, fish sauce or soy sauce, and a handful of herbs.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Cichlid fish in Lake Malawi, located in East Africa, provide a striking example.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Doctors are said to have thought the infection originated from either fish or mushrooms and discharged the mother and daughter after they went to hospital.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

I would have been asking question after question, but he was looking down into the stream, waiting for his fish.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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