dig in

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Recent Examples of dig in When a physician's panel doesn't match the health plan's attribution list, both sides dig in—and mutual confidence erodes. Asif Mujahid, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 So that felt like a huge success, and it was born out of research — just digging in, finding out more about the technical things, from the legalese that these characters speak to how a dash-cam DVR actually works. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 June 2025 Don't dig in shallow water because the amoeba is more likely to live there. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 5 June 2025 But fiscal hawks in the Senate remained dug in, buoyed by former Trump advisor Elon Musk, who extended his all-out offensive against the bill. Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dig in
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Verb
  • Inter Miami dominated possession 59 percent to 41 percent in the first half, Palmeiras took 10 shots, but just one on goal, and Miami hung on to a 1-0 lead at intermission.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
  • Footage surfaced of the Virginia legends hanging on a rooftop in Paris rapping along to the record in front of a crowd of people.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Now sit tall, with your legs crossed, or remain curled up in the fetal position—sorry, the unborn person position, as I’m now legally required to call it.
    Jena Friedman, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
  • Inside the residence, police found a trail of blood that led from the front door to the bathroom, where the dog was found curled up in a ball on the floor, which was flecked with blood.
    John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Next week kicks off a new trading month as well as the back half of 2025, and Wall Street will be watching to see if stocks keep up their recent momentum.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 27 June 2025
  • The brothers kept up their semi-digitized fusion of cadence-lypso and jing-ping (a kind of Dominican folk music), playing tea parties across the island.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • There’s no English accent to guide you—no narration at all, except the soft honking of the geese, somehow carrying on amid it all.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
  • The investing legend expressed his confidence in his successor Greg Abel's ability to carry on Berkshire's culture , which Buffett built so meticulously.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 19 June 2025

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“Dig in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20in. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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