digger

chiefly Australian & New Zealand

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of digger The hydrogen digger’s deployment follows earlier trials at Gallagher’s Hermitage Quarry in Kent. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 Grab your bulb digger and set out these fabulous flowering bulbs for show-stopping spring blooms. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digger
Noun
  • That includes Jan Laureys (Willem De Schryver), who never wanted to be a gendarme in the first place.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Suddenly, his private childhood fantasy of being a knight is becoming a reality.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Since Season 1, Geralt has wanted to be a knight.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • India was the last of the four teams to qualify for the semifinals, but then beat defending champion and seven-time winner Australia by five wickets to reach the final.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Obiri, who won NYCM in 2023 and finished second in 2024, outlasted countrywoman Sharon Lokedi, the 2022 NYCM champion.
    Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Anyone who doesn’t hold the same nostalgic hankering for veteran actresses holding court with one-woman shows might not be blamed for opting out.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
  • He was released after a few weeks in jail when filmmaker Jen Gatien pledged her $2 million Manhattan apartment where the combat veteran was living as collateral for a bond.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Continue reading … FINAL RETURN – Israel confirms identity of elderly hostage, IDF reservist who died defending kibbutz.
    , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Ending the war will offer the Israeli leader relief from daily headlines of IDF casualties, strained reservist forces, increasing international isolation and severe economic damage – heavy burdens for electoral campaigns.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The region was once dominated by slave plantations; during the two World Wars, Yemassee was best known for its train depot, which welcomed marine recruits on their way to basic training.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Police recruits are paid over $28 an hour with a $2,000 bonus at graduation.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • According to Rosas, a Covered California enrollee earning between $39,000 and $62,000 would see their monthly premium increase from $189 to $293 if the credit expires.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The average enrollee is expected to pay more than double if the tax credits are left to expire.
    Amanda Seitz, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Digger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digger. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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