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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Verb
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By the way, my friend now enjoys a generous retirement package.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Tesla faces the spotlight of quarterly earnings, while SpaceX enjoys the luxury of long-term vision without daily scrutiny.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The series pokes fun at musical tropes and also has hilarious songs of its own.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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During anagen, the hair follicle will produce a new shaft–the part of the follicle that pokes above the skin.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Despite facing a real estate behemoth intent on clawing them out of their homes, tenants are fighting back and fundraising for the Chelsea Public Housing Legal Defense Fund to help desperate seniors stay in their apartments.—
Stacy Torres,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The culinary space also serves as a bar, which maximizes the amount of entertainment area relative to the overall size of the apartment.—
Nicolas Milon,
Architectural Digest,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Bowles said his team understands the job in front of it.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Robert Smith understands Chappell Roan‘s concerns about setting boundaries with fans.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But Min-su ends up hyperventilating as Nam-gyu stabs her to death anyway.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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After he's caught red-handed, the pilot goes to confront him when the captain stabs him before throwing him overboard.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Beneath southeast Iceland, a column of molten rock—known as a hot spot—spurs even more eruptions.—
Joe Spring,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
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That spurs the humpbacks to lunge into the air to collect the small fish, creating the iconic imagery.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Last month, his D.C. landlord filed a lawsuit seeking to evict him from his $20,833-a-month luxury penthouse.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Once the penthouse was stripped bare, Baimakhan started on custom interiors for a young local family with three school-age children.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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And in fact, the IEA’s own medium-term forecast, out to 2030, suggests that oil demand will rise by 3 million barrels per day (mb/d) by 2030, versus the Stated Policies scenario in the latest World Energy Outlook, which sees 2030 oil demand as virtually unchanged from 2023.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Digs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digs. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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