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Recent Examples of dig in
Even without the custom wrapping, just showing up ready to dig in the dirt with her — planting flowers, pulling weeds or repotting something together — turns an ordinary afternoon into quality time.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Diners dig in surrounded by a dizzying mishmash of décor, like a rotating roster of VHS tapes that play on a projector screen or artwork sourced from longtime customers and Indiana's finest Goodwill stores.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
For anyone who appreciates comfort food done right — the kind of no-frills, generous cooking that defines great food cities — this is the place to dig in.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
An international research team examined pieces of turtle shell — dating back some 125,000 years — discovered at the dig in what is now the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Diners dig in surrounded by a dizzying mishmash of décor, like a rotating roster of VHS tapes that play on a projector screen or artwork sourced from longtime customers and Indiana's finest Goodwill stores.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
For anyone who appreciates comfort food done right — the kind of no-frills, generous cooking that defines great food cities — this is the place to dig in.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
An international research team examined pieces of turtle shell — dating back some 125,000 years — discovered at the dig in what is now the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig in
Verb
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Illustrations by Venetian artist Lucio Schiavon hang on the walls.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Vinyls and prints hang on the walls, and the room is filled with swiveling chairs and round tables.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Ribbons of roses curl up the sides of the lights along 6th Street, Chinese dragons hang from the lamps on Olympic Boulevard, and topless women watch over Wilshire Boulevard from their cast-iron perches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The video, filmed by someone in the parking lot, shows a person curled up on the ground as a group of people punch and kick them.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Engelbert addressed those frustrations during a recent conversation with the Sports Business Journal, acknowledging that keeping up with all the subscriptions has become expensive and confusing — even for her.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Even with that uncertainty, the Rose Bowl is leaning into its strengths of embracing nostalgia while keeping up with the times.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Their daughter, Veronica, has carried on their legacy.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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They were meant to be flying thousands of kilometers to find a mate and carry on their genetic line.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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“Dig in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20in. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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