DIGS OUT Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

digs out

verb

present tense third-person singular of dig out

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort she dug her old art supplies out of the basement

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as in exits

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 digs out As Connecticut digs out after a historic Nor’easter dumped over two feet of snow across parts of the state this week, the question municipalities are tasked with now is where to put it. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026 Jonathan Ernst/Reuters As the East Coast digs out from a massive snowstorm, a potential nor'easter could bring more snow to the region this weekend. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026 As the Delaware Valley digs out from this weekend's storm, officials are warning people to be careful so they don't get duped. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 In the space of minutes, Cherki digs out two crosses, with each foot, over the top that drop perfectly into the path of City runs in behind, first assisting Phil Foden, and second creating a big chance for Marmoush. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for digs out

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The show finds ways to expose the worst in its characters, their pettiest, most vengeful, greediest parts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Also screening is Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, another feature from Cannes, following a successful company director called Gleb, who finds himself under siege from mounting corporate pressures and an increasingly unstable world.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of finds

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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick confirmed some summer exits Marc Casado and Roony Bardghji were last minute cuts from the group that travelled to Italy, which was reportedly a surprise to the players themselves.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Recruitment staff were made aware before last season ended that exits were required to raise funds to sign new players.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of exits

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Hardware learns signal speeds The approach could be useful in systems that need to process changing data locally, including autonomous vehicles, robots and wearable devices.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
These elements are integral to Witch Hat Atelier, as author Kamome Shirahama explains her intent on crafting a purposeful world; one where a reader learns to recognize the signs of danger inside and outside of a fictional tale.

— Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of learns

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The result moves the KARNO platform beyond standalone operation and gives Hyliion a foundation for larger multi-megawatt installations built from standardized modules.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
The film moves horizontally instead of vertically, and a lot of people get thrown off by that.

— Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of moves

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Directed by Bai Xue, the crowd-pleasing drama, released in China last month, stars Yeoh as a septuagenarian who discovers a late-life gift for speedcubing, or competitive puzzle-solving.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Ackles’ soap opera past was referenced in an episode of his show Supernatural, where his character enters a parallel universe and discovers himself to be former daytime soap star Jensen Ackles.

— Dylan Kickham, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovers

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The new Montezooma coaster train departs from a rethemed station that has been reimagined as an architectural cousin of the Mayan stone temple housing the Jaguar coaster next door.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
New York City Kick off your journey in New York City, where the Empire Service departs from Moynihan Train Hall in the heart of Midtown Manhattan.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of departs

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Anyone who locates turtles has been asked to bring them to the Cranford Fire Department, according to CBS New York.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Tamas locates its tragedy not only in violence and displacement but also in the speed with which neighbors become enemies while those who engineer communal hatred remain insulated from the suffering that follows.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of locates

Verb

But what happens when the showgirl goes home, wipes off her makeup, and is left to sit with her dark blue feelings?

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection goes a step further by making these partnerships part of the yacht’s design and the overall guest experience.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026