dug (away)

past tense of dig (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dug (away)
Verb
  • Some of the works would be labored over and over and over again.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • But that’s not why Fastvold and Corbet — who as directors have now had two features each in competition in Venice — labored over the film.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Most notably, the Chargers struggled to contain Mahomes in the pocket.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Fighter jets have long struggled to integrate AI into radar systems due to limited space, power, and processing capacity.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There were quite a few troubling snaps to Young, and that’s a tough look for a pair that have worked together at their positions in each of the past two summer.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Dug (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dug%20%28away%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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