as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
I've been dredging my memory bank, and I simply can't remember her name
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The last time Lake Elizabeth was dredged was in 2001.
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Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
If there is opposition to dredging, Jellison said there is a more costly, $150 million alternative.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2024
There’s also the question of where material dredged from the collapse site would go.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
But is there a real need to dredge it all up again?
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
If there is opposition to dredging, Jellison said there is a more costly, $150 million alternative.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2024
There’s also the question of where material dredged from the collapse site would go.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
But is there a real need to dredge it all up again?
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Dredge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredge. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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