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Definition of dugoutnext

dug out

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verb

past tense of dig out
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Recent Examples of dugout
Noun
This superstition often causes the fielding team to avoid saying the words no-hitter or perfect game and often leaves the pitcher isolated in the dugout. Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026 But as Jensen made it into the dugout, the umpires convened and reversed the decision. Kansas City Star, 2 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
Noun
  • Before the arrival of Europeans, the Native tribes used these waters as highways for their dugout and birchbark canoes.
    Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The two individuals had been camping along Tomales Bay before setting out in a canoe shortly before midnight Saturday, according to officials.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • When Miguel gets a lucrative offer to build a doomsday bunker in Hawaii for a powerful billionaire (played by Paul Dano, in a genuinely funny cameo), Sofia is immediately skeptical.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Zeller confessed he was inspired to write the screenplay after reading an article about Meta tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg building an underground bunker in Hawaii.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One of the Constitution’s founding purposes was to prevent change.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Neal Street Productions, a Banijay Entertainment company, was founded in 2003; its founders are Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris and Caro Newling.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Janai Norman exited the program in April after her contract was not renewed.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Martin Herlihy, who previously appeared on-screen for four seasons as a member of Please Don’t Destroy and worked in the writers room on Season 51, has also exited the show.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • This summer a group of Indigenous Taiwanese modern-day voyagers decided to recreate the journey in a large rowboat from one of Taiwan’s islands all the way to the Philippines in an effort to reconnect with their ancient seafaring heritage.
    Greg Dixon, NPR, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • All along the parapets, Ormund’s child soldiers are vomiting and pissing themselves.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The work entails concrete parapet wall repair on the Yellow Mill Pond Bridge.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Drivers notoriously focus intensely on performance, and, like any athletes, have learned to ignore cues everyday people may follow.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Most of us who have spent careers as osteopathic physicians in a largely allopathic American health care system have learned to value and embrace these unique aspects.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After his namesake business went into administration in May 2024 and Leane departed that August, the designer took time to recalibrate.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Craig Mulholland, the head of development and talent management, departed at the end of the season to take on a new role as chief football officer at the Scottish FA.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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