dig in

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Recent Examples of dig in It’s been barely a year since Nick and Vanessa Lachey put their snazzy Honolulu residence up for sale and doled out $6.8 million for all-new modern farmhouse-style digs in Los Angeles. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 June 2025 Instead of being forced to flee his home and start over somewhere new, John Dutton (Kevin Costner) digs in his boot heels. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 June 2025 The village of East Dundee’s purchase of the building that’s currently home to Van’s Frozen Custard & Burgers will close by month’s end, prompting the shop’s move to new digs in West Dundee later this summer, officials said. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025 There are additional wooden tables below on a narrow stretch of beach, where the children in our party enjoyed digging in the sand for shells and other treasures. Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dig in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig in
Verb
  • The battery hung on for over a day of workouts, calls, and sleep tracking without begging for juice.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • The health and safety of our communities should not hang on the whim of a political ideologue.
    Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Mojito is also lying beside him—but rather than take a nap, Old English Sheepdog Mojito is on his back, his front paws curled up before him, and kicking his hind legs wildly in the air, as though trying to copy his owner.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
  • What's better than curling up with a good book on a nice spring day, especially in the Queen City?
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Justin summoned them back to talk more, keeping up the bit as the girls solemnly advised him not to get so upset.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • To keep up with these demands, workplace wellness programs are becoming the norm.
    John Graham Harper, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Or even how the sky and its painterly clouds seem to carry on and on in perpetuity.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 July 2025
  • Matlock worked with Iggy Pop and Johnny Thunders, while lifelong friends Jones and Cook attempted to carry on together as the Professionals, but struggled to find relevance in the MTV era.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2025

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“Dig in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20in. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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