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
Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
Bastianich’s tips include picking a firm, fresh eggplant, cutting it in thick slices, dredging them in flour and panfrying before draining, cooling, rolling, nestling in the sauce and baking until bubbly.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The most common type of novel, though, is the one that’s mundanely descriptive of Life During the Pandemic—stories that feel as if they’ve been dredged from the author’s memories of it.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge chicken lightly in flour, shaking off excess.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
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It can also be used as a breading or dredge for frying.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
Bastianich’s tips include picking a firm, fresh eggplant, cutting it in thick slices, dredging them in flour and panfrying before draining, cooling, rolling, nestling in the sauce and baking until bubbly.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
The most common type of novel, though, is the one that’s mundanely descriptive of Life During the Pandemic—stories that feel as if they’ve been dredged from the author’s memories of it.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge chicken lightly in flour, shaking off excess.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dredge
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“Dredge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredge. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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