DREDGE (UP) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

dredge (up)

verb

Definition of dredge (up)

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort I might be able to dredge up some old baby clothes to donate

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The National Transportation Safety Board found that the left engine detached from the plane and caught fire, the USA TODAY Network previously reported.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Bridgespan’s report finds that families in middle-income countries are more likely to administer their own programs than those in higher-income countries.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of find

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Stolen and enslaved Indigenous people formed new networks of kinship; learned new skills and languages; retained memories of family, kin, and rituals; and, through it all, continually plotted to return home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Neither the names of the nominees nor how many seats Oasis sought could be learned, but to gain full control of the company’s board would require it to nominate five directors.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of learn

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In 2023, scientists used this approach to discover that beer byproducts were popular canvas primers for artists of the Danish Golden Age.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
They were first recorded in the Commonwealth in the mid-1980s, and one was discovered at the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest last year, around half an hour south of downtown Louisville.

— Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of discover

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Metcalf believes there is another civilization, a secret one, located underneath the ice of Antarctica.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Police told the station that the gunfire may be connected to an argument that occurred at Lavou Lounge, a bar located near the Sam's Club.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of locate

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Turek is garnering 46% of the vote to Hinson’s 42%, while Libertarian candidate Thomas Laehn is getting 6%, and 6% of voters are undecided, according to the survey from Global Strategy Group conducted for Turek’s campaign.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
However, when the UK is involved, things get more complicated.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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