DUG IN Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

dug in

verb

past tense of dig in

as in hung on

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as in chowed (down)

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as in curled up

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Verb

Part of the point of Wade’s book is that individual people proved individually resilient, and life carried on.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Harry ultimately carried on with the trip alone, while Meghan, Archie and Lilibet traveled to Britain from Portugal, where the family was vacationing, on July 9.

— Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Definition of carried on

Verb

At the reception, everyone sat at tables named for Italian directors and feasted on dishes like linguine with baby squid and soused trout by chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo.

— Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo feasted off low crosses to each score twice, punctuating this as the World Cup of cutbacks.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of feasted

Verb

Spain kept up its pressure after halftime, playing some of its most creative soccer of the tournament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
In the battle for the Texas Senate seat, both Republican nominee Ken Paxton and Democratic nominee James Talarico kept up their attacks against each other.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 7 June 2026

Definition of kept up

Verb

The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of glutted

Verb

As someone who fed on emotion and belonging throughout his career, Keegan had always felt the pull of Newcastle United, the club of his father.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The headwaters of this 1,400-mile long artery are in the Rocky Mountains, fed by melting snowpack.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of fed

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