as in searches
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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Recent Examples of dredges
To keep the body of water a lake and an effective flood-control tool, Great Parks periodically dredges to remove excess sediment at the bottom of the lake.
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dredges
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Every time someone streams a movie, uses cloud storage, makes an online purchase, searches the internet or interacts with an AI chatbot, information is typically processed in a data center somewhere.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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This will, no doubt, inflate the number of AI Mode searches even more.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Then, as the afternoon sunshine rakes across the river valley, the group will return to the Birdwing—where canvas and paints await, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Participants are encouraged to bring their own shovel, gloves, and rakes as limited tools will be provided at the event.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Barclays says that markets are more euphoric than ever, tracking it through an index that scans the options market across roughly 700 stocks for the signs of speculative chasing.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Anthony scans me for a long moment.—
Shyla Watson,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel combs the depths of the Vistula River day and night, caught in a grueling, endless routine and torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the fragile hope that his son may still be alive.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Zayas also combs through the dark web, a criminal haven on the internet where anonymous threat actors try to cause real-world harm.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Kerry Lenihan, another long-standing England fan, finds the whole thing entertaining.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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With the United States preparing to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, American soccer finds itself in a position that once seemed impossible.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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“Dredges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredges. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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