dig out

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Recent Examples of dig out Dolton must dig out from Henyard’s disastrous tenure, and April 1 marks the beginning of that journey. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025 Sometimes the borers can also be dug out to start saving the tree. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2025 Before the trucks could tear up the original grass, every sprinkler head had to be dug out of the ground — and there are 3,000 of them. Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025 One large circular oven was dug out as a silo, and researchers found a thick floor, which suggests particularly intense fires raged in the oven, possibly used for cooking or ceramics, researchers said. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dig out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig out
Verb
  • Those few minutes sent students scrambling for cover and barricading themselves around campus until authorities found them.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Sporting found some moments of control in the second half and finally got a foothold in the game again.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Martinez moves well enough laterally to make defenders miss and bounce outside.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
  • In recent decades, the agency has continued boring tunnels where needed to move water.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators also learned that a friend of Johnson's had pawned a handgun for him.
    William Morris, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The police first learned of suspicious behavior from an April 7 call that led them to an 11-year-old boy who said that an unknown man had videotaped him in a restroom.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Smith then exited his vehicle, smoking a cigarette, and was immediately tased by one of the deputies.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • As the two fought, another suspect exited a car and joined in the confrontation, deputies said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In an Episode 2 hospital flashback, Abby discovers her father, who was about to remove Ellie's brain for a humanity-saving cure.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • First discovered: 9:05 p.m. April 21 Initial location: Humboldt County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Village A new wildfire was reported today at 9:05 p.m. in Humboldt County.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Pereira knows that Wolves will lose players in the summer, with Cunha and Ait-Nouri two saleable assets likely to depart, while other more peripheral players will inevitably move on.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Boos rained down from the home crowd as Romano departed the mound.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Cesar Hernandez, who had been convicted and sentenced for murder in California, allegedly killed Abigail Esparza Reyes, who was part of a specialized Mexican state police unit responsible for locating foreign fugitives who cross the border, during a shootout on April 9, officials said.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • After an arrest warrant was filed earlier this year, U.S. Marshals located Ali in Dublin, Ohio in March.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Otherwise, a ton of talented players got to achieve their dreams this weekend.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
  • After the performances are over and this year's inductees are revealed, viewers will get the chance to vote for their favorite contestants before eliminations.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025

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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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