DREDGING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

dredging

verb

present participle of dredge

as in searching

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 dredging For the best results, make sure to pat the meat completely dry before dredging so the coating will stick. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026 The agency is now encouraging ports to pay for the initial step in a process that includes studying, obtaining permits and dredging trade waterways. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 19 May 2026 One of the reasons cited is the need for dredging the marina entrance to Lake Michigan. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026 In the legend, Yu, a heroic figure, saved Chinese civilization from decades of devastating floods by dredging rivers and waterways. — Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025 Pickleball courts, golf course to remain open Plans for the project include dredging the lake, repairing the concrete and foundation at the dam, and replacing a culvert near Flatwoods Road Cove with a bridge. — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025 The project would extend Osceola's slack-water harbor by 3,000 feet by dredging out 620,000 cubic yards of material. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025 The fact that Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story is shooting in the neighborhood is dredging everything back up again. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 The changes a deepwater port could bring The Army Corps of Engineers this month issued a $400 million contract to begin the first phase of the port project, which will ultimately include dredging sediment from the ocean so bigger ships can dock. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025

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However, health officials are searching for other potential products that may be making people sick as cases continue to climb.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Ellington filed an order of protection in 2023 against a person who allegedly had circulated his neighborhood and property with a gun, searching for the then-council member.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Definition of searching

Verb

The investigators use tools such as X‑ray fluorescence spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy and laser ablation mass spectrometry.

— Gabriela Sa Pessoa, Fortune, 24 July 2026
The 17-story-tall South Hangar was built in 1942 to house blimps patrolling the West Coast during World War II, scanning for Japanese submarines.

— Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 24 July 2026

Definition of scanning

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This might mean alerting the client to a potential geopolitical shock or surveying their target audience’s core preferences or recommending product marketing campaigns that address those preferences.

— Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Notice how often his head is swiveling, surveying the field over each shoulder.

— Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026

Definition of surveying

Verb

Bryce Alakai and Trinity Tatum won the 2026 series of the reality TV show, in which strangers enter a villa in the hopes of finding a romantic match.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 July 2026
While that may sound overwhelming to the uninitiated, the online shade finder makes finding your match much easier, without wandering up and down the beauty aisle swatching every bottle.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 30 July 2026