DIGS UP Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

digs up

verb

present tense third-person singular of dig up

as in finds

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 digs up What begins as a journey for father and son to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye, quickly turns into a fantastical adventure the tests their relationship and digs up ghosts from Kratos' past. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026 By chance, Bogdan digs up a gravesite that has bones laid on top of it—bones belonging to Peter Mercer. — Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025 There's also a third body involved when contractor Bodgan digs up a bonus set of bones in the cemetery, providing a potential motive for the Ventham killing and creating a third mystery to solve in the process. — EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 When Gomez was arrested for murder at Nevermore’s Parents’ Weekend, Wednesday gets on the case and digs up the dead body of the boy her dad supposedly killed, Garrett Gates. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for digs up

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Ormund, who has spent the entirety of the battle looking for Ulf, finally finds the dragonseed passed out in the latrine after a morning spent in Lord Footly’s kitchen getting drunk on the Footly stores of ale.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
In Helaena’s room, Rhaenyra finds a tapestry Helaena had just finished sewing that predicts a dark and fiery end for Rhaenyra in the future.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of finds

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

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

Definition of digs out

Verb

Things get increasingly bleak, as the family dog’s heart medicine runs out and Jason has to put him out of his misery, and then — in doomsday prepper mode — carves up the body and puts it in the freezer just in case food gets dire.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
The group gets a lot of its money from leadership PACs, which are groups established by members of Congress to help support other candidates.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026