diggers

plural of digger, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diggers
Noun
  • French gendarmes buzzed around in motorboats off the coast of Evian on Saturday, and one officer hoisted up a bulky drone-interception device in a display of the security measures being rolled out for the summit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The inaugural class includes 19 recruits.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • The base handles roughly 700 new recruits every week, according to Air Force figures, and the close-quarters environment has long been recognized as being conducive to the spread of disease.
    Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Players are expected to commit themselves to a franchise, while teams frequently reward veterans with contractual stability.
    Eric Macramalla, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • The Portage home was gifted to Shawn and Rosa and their four daughters through Homes for Heroes, which helps veterans and first responders.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Diplomatic ties had not yet resumed, and many in Argentina perceived the game as an opportunity to honor the conscripts who died in the war and remind the world of the country’s claim to the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.
    Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
  • In 2001, when Germany still had conscription, the headcount was 300,000 — more than a third of them conscripts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Pink Floyd has racked up eight champions on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The Knicks may have had a modest start to the 2026 NBA offseason, but that’s not stopping the rest of the league from shifting around the newfound champions in an attempt to make a title run of their own.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
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“Diggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diggers. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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