DREDGES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

dredges

verb

present tense third-person singular of dredge

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. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026

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Verb

The agency has also sent staff to Anson County to help run the elections office while the county searches for new leadership.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
More qubits could make the problem worse The team analyzed the adiabatic version of Grover’s search algorithm, a famous quantum algorithm that searches unsorted databases much faster than classical methods.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of searches

Verb

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
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

Definition of rakes

Verb

Consider its standard features, including an adaptive suspension that scans the road and adjusts the ride accordingly.

— James Raia, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
And for all the whinging about the cast’s racial diversity, the actor who in some ways reads least as an ancient Greek is Matt Damon, whose Odysseus scans as American, which is almost certainly the point.

— Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026

Definition of scans

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Another founder, Sheridan Clayborne, built an AI agent that combs the internet for the best credit card and banking deals, netting him thousands of dollars.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026
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, 7 June 2026

Definition of combs

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This happens when a repair shop takes the car apart and finds more damage than was visible in the initial photos.

— Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
The Portal Outdoors Nomis One finds its way to that category with a split-body design that carries in the trunk then inflates and hoists onto the roof or pickup truck bed in about 10 minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026