DREDGED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

dredged

verb

past tense of dredge

as in searched

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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Recent Examples of dredged The Marina District of San Francisco, built on an artificial landfill made partly from mud dredged from the bay, suffered severe damage because of the weak sediment below. —

Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 30 May 2026 Soaked in a meaty mushroom stock, dredged in flour, and dunked in buttermilk, these crispy, tender mushrooms are extra delicious. —

Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 The fact that a humpback whale had been dredged out for days by volunteers, corralled into a barge and released into the North Sea demonstrated a collective good will toward nature that can seem all too rare. —

Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026 The classic preparation, popularized in part by the iconic Julia Child, features a whole filet of Dover sole, dredged in flour and pan-fried in butter until golden. —

Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 When the golf event was originally moved to Carlton Woods in 2023, a lake located between the ninth and 18th holes was dredged, cleaned out, and netting was even installed to keep animals, including alligators, out of it so the winner could jump in after securing victory. —

Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 For decades, the harbor entrance has been dredged each year in the spring, usually finishing in time to leave a fresh coat of sand on Oceanside’s nearby beaches in time for the Memorial Day weekend. —

Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Sharon Lake was last dredged from 1986 to 1988. —

Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026 Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her. —

Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026

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Police searched Baysinger’s phone and found the Facebook Marketplace conversation between Gallegos and Baysinger as the two discussed the logistics of the deal.

— Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 11 Dec. 2025
In addition to detectives from the Santa Monica Police Department responding, officers from the Investigations Division and forensic specialists also searched the home.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025