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
Investigators dug up the area, but found nothing unusual at the site.
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Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Give Outdoor Peppers Time to Adjust It is not recommended to dig up pepper plants from your garden when the weather turns cold in fall to bring them inside.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
Their data found hundreds of armadillos happily digging up gardens as far north as Indiana and as far east as North Carolina.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Peacock is digging up some more names for its upcoming comedy reunion between Mike Schur and Amy Poehler.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
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Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Give Outdoor Peppers Time to Adjust It is not recommended to dig up pepper plants from your garden when the weather turns cold in fall to bring them inside.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
Their data found hundreds of armadillos happily digging up gardens as far north as Indiana and as far east as North Carolina.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Peacock is digging up some more names for its upcoming comedy reunion between Mike Schur and Amy Poehler.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig up
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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In doing so, the judge found he could not be involved in the handling of the separate probes related to the civil fraud investigation and the NRA.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Questioning the powerful influences that oversee and fund what our children learn is critical.—
SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Read on to learn the top driving trends of sensory design in the year ahead.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Two of the daughter’s classmates had discovered the grisly mayhem; at the time of writing, no suspect had been identified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Keep reading to discover more tiny house options at Amazon, as well as essentials to fill your new space with.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Watts was located with a pulse but was unconscious and not breathing when he was pulled from the sand.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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In a subsequent report on the incident, the NTSB faulted PG&E for failing to quickly locate the valves needed to shut off the gas release.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Mom and pop shops are still digging out from the damage of the pandemic nearly six years later.—
Ryan Gonzalez,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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As residents dig out from the handful of big snowstorms every year, there is a feeling of camaraderie and a resolute desire to look out for one another.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Want to get ahead at work with AI?—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2026
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After a turnover by the Kraken in the neutral zone back across the blue line, Carrick got the puck, skated into the left circle and beat Grubauer low on the blocker side.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20up. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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