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dugout 1 of 2

noun

Definition of dugoutnext
1
as in canoe

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as in bunker

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dug out

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verb

past tense of dig out
1
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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2
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
Noun
The Sox need only look in the opposite dugout for an example. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes was waiting in the opposing dugout. — Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
Losing to the Phillies, who’ve dug out of a poor start, matters more than losing to the Dodgers. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 Botswana has unearthed all of the world’s largest rough diamonds over the last decade, including a 2,492-carat stone discovered last year that was the second-biggest diamond ever dug out of a mine and the biggest in more than a century. — ABC News, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dugout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
  1. canoe
  2. bunker
  3. found
  4. exited
  5. rowboat
  6. parapet
  7. learned
  8. departed
Noun
  • In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • And beneath the surface, a migrating rainbow of pinks, greens, and silvers greets those who venture out by canoe or kayak.
    — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of canoe
Noun
  • The letters cite stories on construction details related to the East Wing bunker, funding for the White House ballroom, munitions stockpiles impacted by the Iran war and sanctions against Russia.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The bunker is one of more than a dozen projects tied to a $280 million dollar parks bond.
    — Wilkine Brutus, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of bunker
Verb
  • Hayley Williams is speaking out days after her ex-husband, Chad Gilbert, the founding guitarist of pop-punk band New Found Glory, died at 45 following a battle with cancer.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Dentsu was founded in 1901 in Tokyo and now has a footprint spanning 120 countries and territories.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of found
Verb
  • Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell, who exited his start last week with left groin tightness, threw a bullpen on Tuesday.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • One of the bullets exited her head before reentering her left arm near the elbow, where it was recovered during the autopsy.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of exited
Noun
  • In Sacramento, the new governor, Leland Stanford, had to be taken to his inauguration by rowboat.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In 2020, Steinberg successfully rowed over 2,500 miles from Monterey, California to Kaneohe, Hawaii alone in a 23-foot rowboat across 71 days.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of rowboat
Noun
  • Speaking of Moscow, most of the institutions of the Russian government are surrounded by walls and parapets.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
  • All along the parapets, Ormund’s child soldiers are vomiting and pissing themselves.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of parapet
Verb
  • When Maduko was finally suspended in April, many regents learned the news on my website, Daily Ructions, rather than from their board leaders.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The menu remained rooted in the dishes Saucedo’s mother cooked for them at home; flavors that, Saucedo said, cannot be learned, only passed down through generations in northern Mexico.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of learned
Verb
  • McGregor and Strickland departed Oban, Scotland, at the end of August and are set to arrive in Brazil later this fall.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The milestone journey, which departed California on September 7, 2026, and arrived in North Carolina on September 14 before being officially announced on September 18, was far more than a technical showcase.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
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