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
The host is also aware some staff and crew members are still digging out of the financial hole created by the months-long writers and actors strikes in 2023.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Take time to dig out vexing taproots, such as those of dandelions and mulberry seedlings.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Work clearing brush and digging out the bridge supports will continue through October, while the entire project is expected to be complete before summer 2026.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Poor defense and a slow start offensively put the Cowboys in a tough hole that took everything to dig out of.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Take time to dig out vexing taproots, such as those of dandelions and mulberry seedlings.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Work clearing brush and digging out the bridge supports will continue through October, while the entire project is expected to be complete before summer 2026.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Poor defense and a slow start offensively put the Cowboys in a tough hole that took everything to dig out of.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig out
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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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Green’s 49-yard run scramble moved the Razorbacks to the Texas A&M 39 just before the 2-minute timeout of the fourth quarter.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Calderhead focuses on the British tactic, enacted two days after the initial attack, of moving their fleet into Flushing Bay to anchor for the night.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 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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Amid speculation about why Brandy abruptly left the concert — Monica immediately dismissed any possible bad blood by shouting out Brandy when the show continued — the singer explained in a statement Sunday morning that she was forced to exit due to health issues.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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Jones said that if the insurers, society’s primary risk managers, exited fossil fuels, other large investors would likely follow, putting pressure on the energy industry to focus on renewables.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
19 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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Eberechi Eze, so crucial at the end of last season with seven goals in six games, including the winner in the FA Cup final against Manchester City, departed for Arsenal in the summer, but that does not appear to have disrupted them.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Morrell, a former BP exec who was appointed by former Disney CEO Bob Chapek, departed after a series of snags that ultimately doomed Chapek’s tenure as CEO.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 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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Through more than a decade of running a business and raising a son, Whebbe and Paoli refused to give up on getting the Book Lady’s books into the hands of people who will love them.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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That was our game plan, to get 11 guys to the ball.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20out. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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