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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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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Recent Examples of dredge
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
After letting the chicken marinate, dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, pressing to ensure that the chicken is evenly coated and the flour is adhering securely.
—Jessica Fields, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
The plan includes 124 projects designed to dredge sand, rebuild degraded marshes, and add levees, floodgates and storm surge barriers.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Just ask Rick Bragg, who has spent a lifetime in the South cultivating a love story with the dish and forming his own stubborn beliefs about everything from the seasoning to how the chicken is dredged.
—Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
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Some of the toxic sediment has been dredged, including in the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, and other sediment has been capped.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
After letting the chicken marinate, dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, pressing to ensure that the chicken is evenly coated and the flour is adhering securely.
—Jessica Fields, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
The plan includes 124 projects designed to dredge sand, rebuild degraded marshes, and add levees, floodgates and storm surge barriers.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Just ask Rick Bragg, who has spent a lifetime in the South cultivating a love story with the dish and forming his own stubborn beliefs about everything from the seasoning to how the chicken is dredged.
—Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Dredge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredge. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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