diggers

plural of digger, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

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Noun
  • 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
  • The top-four right side isn’t pretty with Gudas and Trouba, a couple of physical, hard-nosed veterans who are serviceable, but likely to get caved in with high-leverage roles.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • McDaniel gave both Grant and Savaiianaea credit for being steadfast in their commitment to improvement yet also encouraged his veterans to be better to avoid the rookies’ struggles being so magnified.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Following Saturday's loss to Clemson, Belichick said he's been honest with recruits about the long-term plan the Tar Heels have to build the program.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
  • And other than ignoramus Slovacek, the recruits seem an unusually tolerant bunch with no qualms about leaning into the naturally homoerotic.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But such streaks of humor and tenderness inevitably give way to the next atrocity, as Hothead conscripts Chicken into her mission to dispatch men.
    Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This will require compromise among leaders who prioritize raising compensation for career soldiers and extending the service of conscripts and those who favor fielding new military capabilities.
    PHILIP H. GORDON, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Oilers enter the 2025-26 campaign as back-to-back Western Conference champions and remain one of the NHL’s elite teams.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Seeing the Broncos defeat the Super Bowl champions from last season opened some eyes across the NFL.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Diggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diggers. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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