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noun

Definition of dugoutnext
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as in canoe

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as in bunker

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dug out

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verb

past tense of dig out
1
as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort she dug her old art supplies out of the basement

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2
as in exited
to leave a place often for another without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning

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Recent Examples of dugout
Noun
The Sox need only look in the opposite dugout for an example. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes was waiting in the opposing dugout. — Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
Losing to the Phillies, who’ve dug out of a poor start, matters more than losing to the Dodgers. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 Botswana has unearthed all of the world’s largest rough diamonds over the last decade, including a 2,492-carat stone discovered last year that was the second-biggest diamond ever dug out of a mine and the biggest in more than a century. — ABC News, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dugout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
  1. canoe
  2. bunker
  3. found
  4. exited
  5. rowboat
  6. parapet
  7. learned
  8. departed
Noun
  • In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • And beneath the surface, a migrating rainbow of pinks, greens, and silvers greets those who venture out by canoe or kayak.
    — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • The challenges that the rest of the contestants will face as the season continues include a supply load retrieval while suspended 300 feet above the jungle floor, chemical gassing and a claustrophobic, high-pressure search of an underground bunker.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The letters cite stories on construction details related to the East Wing bunker, funding for the White House ballroom, munitions stockpiles impacted by the Iran war and sanctions against Russia.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of bunker
Verb
  • BlackRock, Carhartt, Ford and Google founded the Alliance in July — the same four companies represented on the panel.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The site is situated on the island of Lismore and is believed to have been founded by Saint Mo Luóc, an early Christian saint also known as Moluag.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of found
Verb
  • Cindy Holland, who led Paramount’s streaming division, exited yesterday, paving the way for HBO chief Casey Bloys to take the reins.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Grande also withdrew from the upcoming London West End revival of Sunday in the Park With George, which was scrapped after Jonathan Bailey also exited the production.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of exited
Noun
  • As pheasants dart around the 13,000-acre Althorp estate, Charles Spencer carefully climbs into a small rowboat on the edge of Althorp’s historic Round Oval lake and paddles to the center island.
    — Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In Sacramento, the new governor, Leland Stanford, had to be taken to his inauguration by rowboat.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of rowboat
Noun
  • Speaking of Moscow, most of the institutions of the Russian government are surrounded by walls and parapets.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
  • All along the parapets, Ormund’s child soldiers are vomiting and pissing themselves.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of parapet
Verb
  • Brower and Simone learned that pigeons were a common source of food for people thousands of years ago and used the sun, and probably the earth's magnetic field, for navigation.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • More than anything, Brooks’ approach confirmed what Rodriguez has already learned.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of learned
Verb
  • Since then Parker has departed slightly from her original squiggle-core ceramics to design a jewelry collection, a rug collection, a Lulu and Georgia furniture collection, and—as of today—a 12-piece lighting collection with the same retailer.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Flight turns dangerous FZ1073 departed Dubai International Airport bound for Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
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