1
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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2
as in departing
to leave a place often for another
without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning
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Recent Examples of digging out
The New York Times, citing US intelligence reports, said Iranian personnel have been digging out underground missile bunkers and silos struck by American and Israeli bombs and returning them to operation hours after attacks.
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Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Bjorn himself was stationed at the guest car park, digging out every single car and clearing them of snow.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Minnesotans were still digging out Monday night after Sunday's heavy, wet snow.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
This can be done by hand-pulling, hoeing, or digging out a perennial weed with a garden knife.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
The couple, both 35, were digging out their car near Westchester Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Still, Wednesday's snow will fall as Rhode Islanders are digging out after the Blizzard of 2026, and more than 3,000 Rhode Island Energy customers are still in the dark.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Bjorn himself was stationed at the guest car park, digging out every single car and clearing them of snow.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Minnesotans were still digging out Monday night after Sunday's heavy, wet snow.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
This can be done by hand-pulling, hoeing, or digging out a perennial weed with a garden knife.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
The couple, both 35, were digging out their car near Westchester Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Still, Wednesday's snow will fall as Rhode Islanders are digging out after the Blizzard of 2026, and more than 3,000 Rhode Island Energy customers are still in the dark.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digging out
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Brunson said the two have been finding a rhythm on the court.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of Korean adoptees in the West have already requested that their cases be investigated by a fact-finding commission reviewing past human rights violations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Despite Vance departing Pakistan empty-handed, the mediators are still working to keep open channels of communication between the United States and Iran.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The blockade started Monday and affects all vessels entering or departing Iranian ports, according to the Pentagon, a move that could cut off one of the regime’s major sources of funding.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2026
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Robert enjoys learning fun facts about different creatures and can talk about them with excitement and curiosity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lemont’s Gabriela Kuruc grew up learning the game of soccer through some tough, competitive family games with her older cousins.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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So insurers started exiting the market or stopped writing new policies, thus reducing competition.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Fray was seen holding his upper thigh area immediately after extending on a high kick to clear the ball just before exiting the game.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday, April 7 Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Land Park Japanese restaurant after discovering eight cockroaches throughout the facility including under the cook’s line and on a glue trap under the miso soup station.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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There’s nothing quite like the thrill of discovering a great garden center—especially one worth the extra miles.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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The trend of schools moving away from technology comes as evidence emerges that access to screens does not improve student outcomes and could instead be holding them back.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in locating a statue stolen from the memorial of a deputy who died in a gunfight with Christopher Dorner in 2013.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Co-locating public safety facilities is common practice.—
Charles Rilli,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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After that, they’re called thornbacks, a thornback being a bottom-feeding skatelike fish with sharp spikes running along its spine.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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In 2024, experts from the Gulf Coast Canine Project voiced concerns to the state transportation agency about ghost wolf mortality rates along FM 3005, the main road running along the coast, especially as development grows on Galveston Island.—
Ashley Soebroto,
Houston Chronicle,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Digging out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digging%20out. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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