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
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
There are dozens of uninhabited islands in the Halifax River near Daytona Beach, created when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged the river in the 1950s.
—Bob Morris, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Fire Chief Dan Besson of the Leland Township Fire and Rescue confirmed that the mouth of the harbor is dredged by the township every year, but did not know if the dredging is what caused O'Brien to get stuck.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 18 Apr. 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, 3 July 2025
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The maitake mushroom is no longer dredged in flour.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
There are dozens of uninhabited islands in the Halifax River near Daytona Beach, created when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged the river in the 1950s.
—Bob Morris, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Fire Chief Dan Besson of the Leland Township Fire and Rescue confirmed that the mouth of the harbor is dredged by the township every year, but did not know if the dredging is what caused O'Brien to get stuck.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 18 Apr. 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, 3 July 2025
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“Dredge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredge. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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