DIGGING UP Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

digging up

verb

present participle of dig up

as in finding

to come upon after searching, study, or effort she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks

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Recent Examples of digging up Adorn Your Exterior with Potted Plants and Flowers Looking to add charm without digging up your lawn? — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026 Rodents Many different types of rodents may be digging up your yard, including squirrels, chipmunks, and even rats. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026 Luckily, there are plenty of natural and humane ways to keep skunks from digging up your yard. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026 His mother is convinced some part of him is still there at the family home; his father becomes obsessed with digging up the roots of a legendary oak tree. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026 Candidates launched attack ads, mailers and websites at each other, digging up as much dirt as possible. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 Construction on the pipeline could mean members of the community must make the decision between digging up their ancestors to preserve their graves or having the graves destroyed in the construction. — Madeline Luebkert, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 By comparison, digging up and repaving a road requires 12 to 14 workers and covers only about a mile a day. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Steve has traveled around the world digging up dinosaurs and, working with many international colleagues, has named more than 15 new species, including the tyrannosaur 'Pinocchio rex' (Qianzhousaurus) and the raptor Zhenyuanlong. — Big Think, 31 July 2026

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Verb

Lisa finding peace was a good start to a fresh start, but clearly there’s more work to be done.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
At the very least, no one wants to feel invisible, especially when our devolving society keeps finding new ways to instill that impression.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of finding

Verb

The Libra Sun opposes Neptune in your beliefs and learning zone, making inspiration powerful but details slippery.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
For those of you with PS5 Pro consoles, the game will support PSSR, that system’s exclusive machine-learning upscaler that should allow for even sharper visuals.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of learning

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This project has been a long time in the making, and lands at a moment when interest in this classical masterpiece has never been greater, with a new generation of audiences discovering the power of Homer’s epic.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Perform searches a potential client or consumer might ask after discovering your brand.

— Darius Fisher, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovering

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If there was only sea, with water that never stands still, locating anything would be much more complicated—as mariners know full well.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 61-year-old man with autism, who's been missing for nearly two weeks.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of locating

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As the officers recall the incident, Hondo focuses on finding out who the mole is and how to proceed with this information.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
The former Late Show host recounted finding out his show had been cancelled during the appearance.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of finding out

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Edgar-Jones’s blouse featured gold buttons running down the front placket, creating a tailored effect that even evoked the type of white shifts men wore during England’s Regency era.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Heat point guard Davion Mitchell has seemingly been anywhere and everywhere this summer, always in perpetual motion, burning calories, running down basketball courts and city streets.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of running down

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But when her character — saucy British writer Constance Clavinger — turns out to be a handful (getting drunk at the airport bar, for starters), Homer struggles to get her to the school on time.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
As a girl growing up in the 1970s, Griffin recalls how her parents and other neighbors in the two-street patch of homes did not let their children play at the nearby Fannie Robinson Park after some of them started developing rashes or getting sick.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

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