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Recent Examples of dig in
Pro evaluation specialist Meg Evans filed a scouting report on Miles, and Toronto’s Rule 5 group, led by John Babocsi and Nick Manno, decided to dig in further.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Bake until golden brown, and dig in.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
These winds blow him into contact with Veska (Yana Radeva) an archaeologist leading a dig in the small nearby village of Matochina.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Rather than dig in, the sport is being proactive about fixing the problem.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Bake until golden brown, and dig in.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
These winds blow him into contact with Veska (Yana Radeva) an archaeologist leading a dig in the small nearby village of Matochina.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
Rather than dig in, the sport is being proactive about fixing the problem.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig in
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Like many Kansas farmers who's profits have been wiped out by the record drought, the Beckers are working hard to hang on to their farm, which has been in their family for five generations.—
Jamil Wyne,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Before then, teams would hang on to players through June 2 before releasing them.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The frightened cat curled up along the shoulder of the freeway when it was seen, according to the Michigan Humane.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Because curling up in a ball just doesn’t seem to work.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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Spain, with one of the fastest-aging populations in all of Europe, didn’t have enough workers to keep up.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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As a sentence became more complex, the brain struggled to keep up.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Four of the five Timberwolves-Spurs games were carried on Disney’s biggest cable outlet, ESPN, while the remaining outing aired on ABC.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2026
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But while the Ritz carried on in the same splendid fashion as always, the Crillon blasted off in search of something new.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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“Dig in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20in. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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