diggers

Definition of diggersnext
plural of digger, chiefly Australian & New Zealand
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Noun
  • 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
  • At the same time, there's enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.
    Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Huskies’ have addressed key areas of need in signing Hines and Khamenia and are bringing in a pair of freshmen who can impact the rotation in Junior County and Colben Landrew, both four-star recruits ranked in the top-50 of their class.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Last week, the Division I cabinet approved additional changes to prospective athlete eligibility rules, which included allowing recruits to sign with professional sports agents prior to college enrollment.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Coral upset experienced veterans of the sport, Christina Gasparich from Los Angeles, and Calla Allison from San Clemente, both of whom have been on the USA National BodySurfing Team for the past three years in-a-row.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • With veterans Garett Bolles and Mike McGlinchey both still locked in as 2026 starters, Burke could be a fascinating investment for offensive-line coach Zach Strief.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Joining doesn’t come without complications for a country that effectively cannot order its conscripts to fight overseas.
    Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Anthropocene framing conscripts the work into contemporary climate discourse, rendering its specific engagement with Kazakh nomadic destruction merely illustrative of broader ecological crisis.
    Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • With one win, two losses and two scoreless draws, the champions sit 13th in the 16-team league.
    Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • With a swing and a bat flip, Bailey broke a scoreless tie, delivered a 3-0 win over the Dodgers and secured a series victory, setting the Giants (11-13) up for a potential sweep on Thursday of the reigning back-to-back World Series champions.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Diggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diggers. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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