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as in canoe
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as in bunker
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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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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
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Several Mercer players had to be held back in the dugout.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
The intent from day one was to have no uncertainty in the dugout and to keep Maresca in place.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Yorkville players took Wilbur the rally pig all the way to Peoria, earning a state runner-up finish in 2023 and still have it with them in the dugout every game.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Noun
The buzz As Shildt was addressing the media in the Padres dugout yesterday afternoon, a swarm of bees descended on the seating area behind home plate.
Swarm of bees!
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Several Mercer players had to be held back in the dugout.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
The intent from day one was to have no uncertainty in the dugout and to keep Maresca in place.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Yorkville players took Wilbur the rally pig all the way to Peoria, earning a state runner-up finish in 2023 and still have it with them in the dugout every game.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
Noun
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Start your day at Lake Norman State Park, and rent a canoe, paddleboard, kayak, or pedal boat; the boat ramp is free to use.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Together, the two have crossed continents by foot, canoe, motorbike and tuk tuk, news agency SWNS reported.—
Reem Amro,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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The joint patrols have also uncovered bunkers, and more than two hundred and twenty-five weapons caches belonging to Hezbollah and other armed groups.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Mayor Michelle Wu should come out of her City Hall bunker and challenge opponent Josh Kraft to three high-profile TV debates, debunking the usual incumbency strategy of campaigning in a protective bubble.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Haddish founded the She Ready Foundation to help L.A. foster kids like herself.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Both clubs were founded in the same working-class neighbourhood, known as the mouth of Buenos Aires.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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Norman Fell and Audra Lindley also exited one season earlier for failed spinoff The Ropers and was replaced by Don Knotts as Ralph Furley, the new landlord.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell exited the game against Mississippi State on Thursday with a knee injury, and Gates decided to sit him against the Gators.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
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Our first glimpse of the low-lying island, roughly 500 miles south of Cairo, is of a fisherman balancing skillfully atop his rowboat in the bulrushes.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2025
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Will this move prompt some to raise their heads above the parapet?—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
Verb
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As a player, Clark learned from some of the best minds in the sport.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Investigators learned the suspect had indeed obtained firearm permits after the 47th president was inaugurated in January.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The family departed Westchester County Airport on Saturday morning.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The plane departed from Dallas-Forth Worth.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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