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as in hung on
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as in chowed (down)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dug in
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These curled up bundles allowed for very long, efficient lasers to be stuffed into very small volumes and new technologies allowed multiple lasers to be combined into a single, far more powerful beam.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2026 -
Yorke’s wife, Dajana, was curled up next to him, engrossed in a Murakami novel.—
Zoe Si,
New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2025
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The West Africa branch, for instance, has carried on as usual.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The trend carried on into the second quarter, as sophomore Will Palmer drilled a three-pointer with five minutes to play in the half as the Skippers constructed a 30-20 lead.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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But he’s kept up with the Panthers, even while serving as Stanford’s interim coach in the fall.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, wage growth hasn’t kept up with rising costs for less affluent households, forcing them to stop buying other things.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bidunga feasted on the Baylor bigs inside while racking up blocks on the other end.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2026
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However, hitters feasted on his low-90s fastball, making tons of hard contact.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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This year, holiday gatherings were scrapped, the single father’s Christmas budget was slashed in half, and his credit cards were glutted from months of futile efforts to keep up with the rising cost of living.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Celebrini then intercepted a pass from Filip Hronek at the Canucks’ blue line, carried it into the Vancouver zone and found William Eklund, who fed Gaudette for a one-timer and his 11th goal of the season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Humans will also be needed, like AI Product Managers, to ensure compound systems are fed the correct context and information to architect the right models and route tasks intelligently.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Dug in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dug%20in. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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