as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Recent Examples of dig up
The third season centers on Ed Gein, a murderer known to kill women, wear their skin and faces, and dig up graves.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Some old stories, like bodies in Wisconsin graves, really don’t need to be dug up.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
How to Store Dahlias for Winter Dahlias can be a bit tricky to dig up and save over the winter.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
The challenge was a very physical obstacle course involving cargo nets, wide-step bridges, digging up ladders, opening rope gates and scaling ramps.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Some old stories, like bodies in Wisconsin graves, really don’t need to be dug up.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
How to Store Dahlias for Winter Dahlias can be a bit tricky to dig up and save over the winter.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
The challenge was a very physical obstacle course involving cargo nets, wide-step bridges, digging up ladders, opening rope gates and scaling ramps.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dig up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig up
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Some residents have found debris as far as two miles from the facility, according to the Hickman County Sheriff’s office.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Don’t expect to find an M5 in an iPhone, though.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Steen learned about his Hall of Fame invitation during training camp.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Students will learn to wire avionics as well as to troubleshoot and repair wiring issues.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood legend Cary Grant goes full-on slapstick as a man who discovers his sweet elderly aunts are actually serial killers.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Researchers at Radware discovered the zero-click vulnerability in June 2025.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Photographer Gabriel Antal shared heartstopping footage to Instagram, under the handle hybaj_na_island, of the moment the group stopped to take pictures on the rocks at Reynisfjara, a famous black sand beach located in southern Iceland, near the town of Vík í Mýrdal.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Airbnb will be located in the heart of the city, and is designed to look like a ‘70s television show.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Once mixed, use a small ice cream scoop or tablespoon to dig out and form the dough into 12 balls.—
Ashia Aubourg,
Outside,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Ravens and Browns are both digging out of a hole at 1-4, and the Ravens are as beat up as any other team in the NFL.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Their speed means the drones can often get to a crime scene faster than an officer, the chief said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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But getting there may have been the easy part.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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