7
sniff out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, determine)
6
smell(verb, activity, act, feeling, sense)
5
ferret out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, establish)
5
trace(verb, cover, determine, do, follow)
4
track down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, determine, see)
3
follow(verb, cover, determine, catch, discover)
3
hunt down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, determine, follow)
3
nose out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, determine, see)
3
run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, follow)
3
track(verb, discover, find, locate)
3
trail(verb, cover, determine, follow, catch)
2
ascertain(verb, determine, see, follow, catch)
2
bring to light(verb, expression, idiom, cover, determine)
2
chase(verb, cover, determine, follow, catch)
2
determine(verb, establish, follow, strike, reveal)
2
dig up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, determine)
2
disclose(verb, determine, see, follow, catch)
2
discover(verb, cover, establish, do, follow)
2
expose(verb, cover, do, follow, catch)
2
find(verb, cover, see, establish, do)
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