DREDGED (UP) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

dredged (up)

verb

past tense of dredge (up)

as in found

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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Hayley Williams is speaking out days after her ex-husband, Chad Gilbert, the founding guitarist of pop-punk band New Found Glory, died at 45 following a battle with cancer.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Dentsu was founded in 1901 in Tokyo and now has a footprint spanning 120 countries and territories.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

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When Maduko was finally suspended in April, many regents learned the news on my website, Daily Ructions, rather than from their board leaders.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The menu remained rooted in the dishes Saucedo’s mother cooked for them at home; flavors that, Saucedo said, cannot be learned, only passed down through generations in northern Mexico.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

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There's a wellness center—located in a cozy cottage near the tip of the pool—with a small but high-tech gym and treatment rooms for facials and massages from Onda Beauty.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
The new Milan consulate campus is being built on a 10-acre site at a former shooting range, and will replace the current consulate that is located in a high-rise.

— Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have discovered that passing waves through a special class of synthetic media forces them to abandon chaotic scattering entirely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
This may be the latest organ discovered, a medical advance made possible by live imaging.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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