dredge up
verb
dredged up; dredging up; dredges up
: to start talking or thinking again about (something unpleasant that happened a long time ago)
Reporters dredged up the fact that the senator avoided the military draft.
She didn't like to dredge up bad memories.
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The reorganization plan included a long list of causes of action the trust could look into, which could dredge up more information about how everything went wrong at the company.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Margo’s current custody predicament dredges up old wounds for both of her parents.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 13 May 2026
No need to watch the dreadful first film to prepare (although clips are, of course, easy to dredge up on YouTube).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
As the unlikely duo sets out on the run, old memories blur with the present, dredging up dark secrets from his past.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Margo’s current custody predicament dredges up old wounds for both of her parents.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 13 May 2026
No need to watch the dreadful first film to prepare (although clips are, of course, easy to dredge up on YouTube).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
As the unlikely duo sets out on the run, old memories blur with the present, dredging up dark secrets from his past.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dredge up
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“Dredge up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dredge%20up. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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