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
Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Their inquiries revealed that the trucks carried winter storm sediment dredged from catch basins that were quickly inundated with runoff in and around fire-scarred Altadena.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The tweet, which went viral on Easter Sunday, April 20, after fans dredged it up online, has since been deleted, according to the outlet.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Working with 1 fish fillet at a time, dredge fish in flour on all sides.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
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Oakmont’s original bunkers were filled with coarse, rocky sand dredged from the nearby Allegheny River.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Their inquiries revealed that the trucks carried winter storm sediment dredged from catch basins that were quickly inundated with runoff in and around fire-scarred Altadena.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The tweet, which went viral on Easter Sunday, April 20, after fans dredged it up online, has since been deleted, according to the outlet.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Working with 1 fish fillet at a time, dredge fish in flour on all sides.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 May 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 16 Jul. 2025.
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