1
as in hung on
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as in chowed (down)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dug in
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Bureau officials said that pilots spotted Joel curled up next to a tree in the woods as the temperature dropped to 35 degrees in the late evening of March 21.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Her account is full of the two cats playing together, begging for treats, and cuddled up asleep—but the owner recently noticed something special about how Mayaa likes to lie curled up in her puffer jacket.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The event will originate from TV station KRON in San Francisco and be carried on KTLA in Los Angeles, KSWB in San Diego, KTXL in Sacramento, KGET in Bakersfield and KSEE in Fresno.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Dogs are carried on their walks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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And in the eighth, center fielder Andy Pages kept up his red-hot offensive start to the season with an RBI single into left field for insurance.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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And while home prices have gone up 300% since 1990, incomes have not kept up, only rising by roughly half that amount.—
Jo Ling Kent,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Violent extremists feasted on this great replacement propaganda, using it to justify terror attacks across the West.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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In his mind’s eye, the 68-year-old former rancher sees a meadow that once rippled with ribbons of grass, on which black Brangus cows feasted but are here no more.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Beach is glutted with souvenir shops and rental car outlets, the study found, but lacks auto and household supply stores, bookstores and service stations.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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This year, holiday gatherings were scrapped, the single father’s Christmas budget was slashed in half, and his credit cards were glutted from months of futile efforts to keep up with the rising cost of living.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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The babies were all fed a specialized formula offered in hospitals for premature babies called Similac Special Care.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Others were fed high-fat diets, according to the study's press release.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Dug in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dug%20in. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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