1
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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2
as in to move
to leave a place often for another
without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning
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Recent Examples of dig out
Weeding tools or an old screwdriver will speed up digging out roots.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Perennial weeds can be controlled by digging out the root system.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
But Lewis also says that near Natanz, Iran has been digging out an enormous underground facility into the side of a mountain.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 June 2025
Volunteers help Christian Fell and his family recover belongings and dig out mud from his grandmother’s home along the Guadalupe River.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 July 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Perennial weeds can be controlled by digging out the root system.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
But Lewis also says that near Natanz, Iran has been digging out an enormous underground facility into the side of a mountain.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 June 2025
Volunteers help Christian Fell and his family recover belongings and dig out mud from his grandmother’s home along the Guadalupe River.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig out
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The Chargers then worked this offseason to find options on the outside to complement McConkey, including drafting Harris and Lambert-Smith.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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For Canyon Crest Academy Foundation, the audit found discrepancies between the foundation’s own records and previously audited balances and filed tax returns.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Mederos had been more over the top, but the Angels moved his arm down about 10 degrees.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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If anyone shows signs of heat illness, promptly move them to a cool, shaded area.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Juggling the Premier League and a minimum of eight midweek Champions League matches will be a challenge for a young squad, but Spurs will hope to have learned from their struggles of last season… What are the expectations inside the club for this season?—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Both partners need to learn to strike a balance between knowing when to stop digging into the past and being able to spot the patterns that keep resurfacing.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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General admission on-site parking: All general admission traffic will enter and exit through the Cox Road gate and turn onto Voice of America Park Drive.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the bullet exited Welch's head, and that same bullet hit Palmer, a bystander who was attempting to act as a peacemaker, Worthy said.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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There ended up being a fire in the shop, and police discovered the victims (again, content warning for a violent crime), naked, tied up, burned, shot in the head with at least one of them having been raped.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Phony, which Hulu ordered as a pilot in October 2024, centers on Sonny (Nivola), a high school student who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident and discovers his mom, Ellen (Britton), has seemingly been replaced by an impostor.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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His enhanced role will see the character departing from previous depictions.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The new company announced is post-merger executive roster Monday amid a flurry of reports of departing Paramount Global execs from co-CEOs Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins to streaming chief Tom Ryan.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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The company is located at 1621 Dana Ave., near Xavier University.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
16 Aug. 2025
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This involves searching for, locating, identifying and returning the remains of missing service members to their families.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Senators’ previous owner, the late Eugene Melnyk, put the wheels in motion for a potential project at LeBreton Flats back in 2016, but was never able to get the project off the ground.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Students apply separately to get into magnet programs.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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