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as in hanging on
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as in chowing (down)
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3
as in curling up
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for digging in
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At the same time, Iryna also was a notorious homebody who often seemed happiest just spending time with family or curling up on the couch or her bed with her sketchbook.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Sep. 2025 -
And plenty of us enjoy curling up on the couch and watch a movie with an iconic party scene without having to actually interact with anyone else at all.—
Jamie Harrow,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Not to mention keeping up with the latest trends and having to always outperform your competition.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Sep. 2025
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Not only are low-income families having a hard time keeping up with rising rents, but also those with a traditionally middle-class income are having difficulty matching rising rents in some cities.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Big thanks to Betty Lin-Fisher and Baily Schulz for carrying on in our absence.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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All that carrying on caused the rusty metal trap to cut further into his leg, which caused a terrible infection.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Digging in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digging%20in. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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