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
Also, last summer, archaeologists in Williamsburg, Virginia, dug up artifacts from the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
To create a larger display, dig up and divide the bulbs, then replant them in your garden.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the stone piece was believed to be some kind of board game – but obviously no rulebook was dug up to confirm this.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Johnny Heredia expects to spend an upcoming summer digging up pipes at Chase Avenue Elementary School.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
To create a larger display, dig up and divide the bulbs, then replant them in your garden.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the stone piece was believed to be some kind of board game – but obviously no rulebook was dug up to confirm this.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Johnny Heredia expects to spend an upcoming summer digging up pipes at Chase Avenue Elementary School.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig up
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Instead, the analyst, whom the firm did not name due to the sensitivity of the activity, found that vessels are still moving through the strait, with traffic picking up in recent days to roughly 15 ships per day, according to the firm’s report posted on Substack.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Two dead sharks were found stranded on North Carolina beaches during Spring Break, and researchers aren’t sure what killed them.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Charlotte hadn’t yet learned about lemongrass, and curry wasn’t a lunch default.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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For now, Buchanon is just focused on learning the scheme, his teammates and trying to impart some wisdom on the Horned Frogs’ younger offensive linemen.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Despite being reviewed again in 2008 and 2009, investigators never discovered new leads.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The skeleton was discovered 26 feet below the surface, roughly 656 feet into a cave in Mexico’s cenote system.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Hopkins lived in a tower within the Frederick Douglass Houses located about three blocks from where he was killed, police said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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After the interview, Espinoza told Horner out again, hoping to locate Athena’s body.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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His low throw was dug out of the dirt by first baseman Max Farrell, who tagged the base for the ou and saved the official scorer on whether to rule a hit or an error.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The five fabulous transfers who make up coach Dusty May’s starting lineup got down and dirty with the rest of the Wolverines to dig out the national championship on Monday.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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After getting them down with the aid of a ladder, the store assistant had to wipe off the dust.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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After Dallas got even, Ryan Hartman's power-play goal with 9 seconds left in the second period put Minnesota up 4-3.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20up. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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