1
as in excavates
to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth
a backhoe dug a hole in the backyard to make a swimming pool
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2
as in enjoys
to take pleasure in
I really dig bluegrass music
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3
as in knows
to have a clear idea of
can you dig what I'm saying?
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as in apartment
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
check out my new digs on the north side of town
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Recent Examples of digs
Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.
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Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2026
In the herb garden beside her home on Colorado Avenue, Cathi Murray digs through the soil and pulls out two glittering black rocks.
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Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
If your everyday bra is worn out, replace it with this scalloped bra that provides padded support — without uncomfortable underwire that digs and pokes.
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Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Zak Hudak,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Ctvrtlik led the 1985 squad with 424 kills, 103 digs and 27 service aces and was named MVP of the NCAA tournament.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Robert De Niro, who was on hand to introduce Springsteen, predictably took many digs at the commander in chief.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Brasher led with 14 kills, and Cruz had a match-high 14 digs.
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Ava Dicecca,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
The project is one of the first archaeological digs at the site of the battle fought on June 17, 1775.
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Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
The Stars are the latest NHL team with plans to move into new digs.
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
As a team, the Lightning (32-0) finished with 33 digs and recorded 13 aces to just nine errors.
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Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
Lukas Slesars 8 kills, 10 digs.
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Josh Krockey,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Verb
In his review, our expert Andrew Gebhart said the Dyson Vis Nav’s stiff nylon bristles digs deep into carpets or hard surfaces alike, sucking up any mess.
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Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.
—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2026
In the herb garden beside her home on Colorado Avenue, Cathi Murray digs through the soil and pulls out two glittering black rocks.
—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
If your everyday bra is worn out, replace it with this scalloped bra that provides padded support — without uncomfortable underwire that digs and pokes.
—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Noun
In the book, Leganski offers a rare, unfettered account of what goes into becoming speaker of the House, and takes digs at enemies.
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Zak Hudak,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Ctvrtlik led the 1985 squad with 424 kills, 103 digs and 27 service aces and was named MVP of the NCAA tournament.
—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Robert De Niro, who was on hand to introduce Springsteen, predictably took many digs at the commander in chief.
—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Brasher led with 14 kills, and Cruz had a match-high 14 digs.
—
Ava Dicecca,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
The project is one of the first archaeological digs at the site of the battle fought on June 17, 1775.
—
Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
The Stars are the latest NHL team with plans to move into new digs.
—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
As a team, the Lightning (32-0) finished with 33 digs and recorded 13 aces to just nine errors.
—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
Lukas Slesars 8 kills, 10 digs.
—
Josh Krockey,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digs
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Oh Whale excavates Oregon’s infamous 1970 exploding-whale incident through the eyes of journalist Paul Linnman, who broke the story at age 23 and has been answering questions about it ever since.
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Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface.
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And honestly, who enjoys digging through mostly empty bottles just to find one tiny pill?
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While living at Cedar Hollow Ranch, Gracie enjoys a diet of foliage from the trees there, alfalfa, a 16% protein feed, carrots, apples and sweet potatoes, Jones said.
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Uruguay knows avoiding defeat will be enough to progress as either the runner-up or one of the lucky third-place finishers.
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Both Sydney’s and Carmy’s reactions are subdued — neither knows how to process it.
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Cloudy and rainy conditions prevail throughout the morning, then in the afternoon the sun pokes through with calm winds.
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In it, Grace can be seen playing a racing game while the Mallrats creator pokes fun at her driving skills.
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In a scandal that rocked the business, Davis was fired from Columbia in May 1973, accused of defrauding the company of $94,000 in expense-account violations, including paying for his son Fred’s bar mitzvah and a renovation of his apartment.
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Attorneys filed the lawsuit on behalf of Eric Peters, who was working from home in his second-floor apartment in The Clyde when the explosion happened on May 28.
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My mother savors her espresso slowly.
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In helming a tale of a lonely boy who savors friendship with a visitor from outer space, the American director drew on his own memories of childhood isolation.
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Pochettino is not a man who understands why anybody would want to wait.
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The company has 23 quantum systems installed at research institutes, enterprises, and high-performance computing centers and understands the need and urgency for fault-tolerant quantum computers.
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His right-hand man, Bishop, pulls an Iago on him and stabs him in the back by emptying his bullets.
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The shower curtain opens, revealing an old woman, who stabs and decapitates Mary.
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“Digs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digs. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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