as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Recent Examples of dug up
In earlier seasons, producers and contestants never had to think about what could be dug up from a contestant's social media history.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The director uses her loose crime movie template to chronicle a place still trapped in its troubled past — a past that gets dug up like all the ancient artifacts excavated by Veska and her crew — while facing a future of inertia and decline.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
The fossil economy was built on extraction and combustion, where fuels are dug up, shipped, burned and mostly wasted as heat; the electric economy is built on manufacturing, software, grids, devices and efficiency, where technologies improve, scale and connect.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Different people dug up the clay, shaped and fired it into bricks, carted them to the site, and mortared them in place.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
So Jackelen also dug up the longest streaks in history by pitchers allowing no extra-base hits and no more than one hit.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Taller varieties need staking, and the bulbs should be dug up and stored during winter in cold climates.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
Tulip Bulb Storage While tulip bulbs are often left in the ground, those planted in pots or areas with heavy summer rains may benefit from being dug up and stored until fall planting time.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
Three years later a white fox dug up his grave.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The director uses her loose crime movie template to chronicle a place still trapped in its troubled past — a past that gets dug up like all the ancient artifacts excavated by Veska and her crew — while facing a future of inertia and decline.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
The fossil economy was built on extraction and combustion, where fuels are dug up, shipped, burned and mostly wasted as heat; the electric economy is built on manufacturing, software, grids, devices and efficiency, where technologies improve, scale and connect.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Different people dug up the clay, shaped and fired it into bricks, carted them to the site, and mortared them in place.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
So Jackelen also dug up the longest streaks in history by pitchers allowing no extra-base hits and no more than one hit.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Taller varieties need staking, and the bulbs should be dug up and stored during winter in cold climates.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
Tulip Bulb Storage While tulip bulbs are often left in the ground, those planted in pots or areas with heavy summer rains may benefit from being dug up and stored until fall planting time.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
Three years later a white fox dug up his grave.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dug up
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The backstory The property opened in March 2015 as the first hotel of the 1 Hotels brand founded by Barry Sternlight, and resides in the former Gansevoort Hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The Tea Party, that movement of grass-roots right-wing anger that evolved into MAGA, was founded the same year.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Clark learned Jones has an older sister, Phyllis, who was dating Nash in 1980.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Parent Bernadette Vedder said her son, Cherod, learned to speak and control his aggression at the center.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The tunnel was discovered through intelligence work conducted by agents with the FGR's Criminal Investigation Agency in coordination with Mexico's Security Cabinet.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Muntadas, Miller, and Lord discovered the contest during its first month.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Such plants are predominantly located in communities of color, with an average of 77% of the residents within a mile identifying as such, according to census data.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Since then, five of the remaining seven have been located, with one rescued from the chamber Friday night.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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