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to come upon after searching, study, or effort
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Recent Examples of digging up
As these boar and beavers escape, digging up his neighbor’s fields and damming his streams, the two farmers begin to butt heads.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Another benefit is this deters rodents from digging up your bulbs, says Thurmon.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Internet sleuths have also been digging up the posts and leaving fresh comments.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
But gardening in the parkway is a bit more complicated than digging up your own yard.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Since returning to Central Florida, Greenfield has spent time digging up invasive winged yams in Oakland Nature Preserve and finding abundance in the state’s mild winter climate.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
There was no digging up people's Twitter history or seeing who said what in the past.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Calvert Cliffs State Park in southern Maryland is a common spot for digging up teeth and the Calvert Marine Museum has a number of fossils on display.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
The minerals Kajumba and hundreds of thousands of impoverished Congolese were digging up allowed the rest of the world to enjoy the benefits of electricity, but the benefits to the people of Congo were woefully limited.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Another benefit is this deters rodents from digging up your bulbs, says Thurmon.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Internet sleuths have also been digging up the posts and leaving fresh comments.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
But gardening in the parkway is a bit more complicated than digging up your own yard.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Since returning to Central Florida, Greenfield has spent time digging up invasive winged yams in Oakland Nature Preserve and finding abundance in the state’s mild winter climate.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
There was no digging up people's Twitter history or seeing who said what in the past.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Calvert Cliffs State Park in southern Maryland is a common spot for digging up teeth and the Calvert Marine Museum has a number of fossils on display.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
The minerals Kajumba and hundreds of thousands of impoverished Congolese were digging up allowed the rest of the world to enjoy the benefits of electricity, but the benefits to the people of Congo were woefully limited.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digging up
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However, in the overtime period, Enriquez got his chance, finding the net to give the Cobras the golden goal in transition to win 2-1 over the Raptors.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Board President Lynn Zeder emphasized the board and administrative staff have made progress toward finding a way to add the language to its curriculum.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Through service, mentorship, and sisterhood, the Ivy Rosettes are learning to lead and to give back.—
Najahe Sherman,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Denver’s low-snow winter won’t delay Waymo’s opening of robotaxi service to riders later this year, company officials said this week, because their AI machine-learning system draws data from other cities that had heavier snowfall.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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The California Department of Water Resources conducted its third snow survey in El Dorado County on Friday, discovering the site is at 47% of average for the Phillips Station location.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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News of the new Tubi/Black List partnership comes following their work together on To Be Commissioned, an initiative focused on discovering, developing and producing five original films from up-and-coming, underrepresented writers.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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BlueWhale also supports mine countermeasures by locating sea mines on the seabed, expanding its operational utility across multiple mission sets.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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And yet locating the synths on The Mirror can feel like combing through the jungle for the lost city of Zinj.—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
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For many, finding out the answers to these questions has been next to impossible.—
MaryAnn Berto,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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As demonstrated on the show and the movies, when Godzilla strikes, the world feels the rumble, with poor San Francisco finding out the hard way in his 2014 outing.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Several shoppers have praised it for its versatility and noted its useful for digging out weeds, clearing dead thatch, and sweeping up leaves.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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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
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Sanchez started with a sheer white base for this extra-long manicure and finished it with a striking silver chrome tip, extended into a delicate line design running down each nail.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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All of the snow over the past week, which helped struggling ski resorts around Lake Tahoe increase their totals, will slowly melt in late spring and summer, running down rivers, with some being captured in reservoirs.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Being in my late 50s, getting cosmetic treatments to tackle sagginess, wrinkles, fine lines, and a dull complexion has certainly crossed my mind.—
Cathy Nelson,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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French figure skater Lorine Schild is getting two French braids pulled back into a low bun.—
Katie Gunderman,
SELF,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Digging up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digging%20up. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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