dug up

verb

past tense of dig up
as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks

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Recent Examples of dug up Her team has dug up living anthrax samples that may have been dormant for 80 years in previous research. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026 His yard was one of thousands that the federal government had dug up and replaced since cleanup began in 1999. — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2026 Five women in green uniforms and rain boots dug up weeds and planted new vegetables as Malonga talked about the soil, the project’s foundation. — Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Finally, a deal was struck, and the bottle trees were dug up. — Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 When the Trail Blazers were hiring him, a security check dug up his record. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 These rivers have not dried up but rather have been buried in concrete, and though Athens is no stranger to its present being dug up and overturned to showcase the past, this burial was a reversal. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 The address was once a boarding house run by Dorothea Puente before Sacramento Police dug up bodies of several former tenants in 1988. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 Trump is attempting to fire Cook over alleged mortgage fraud, which was dug up by Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, who is now also the acting director of national intelligence. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dug up
  1. found
  2. learned
  3. discovered
  4. located
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  • Wondermind, which was co-founded by Gomez; her mother, Mandy Teefey; and Daniella Pierson in November 2021, touts mental fitness practices and tools.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And now there are full-size mowers that can take on acres of grass, as a result of the technology being developed by companies like Kress, an electric motor company founded in the late 1920s.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of found
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  • Some restrictions on cadres are not outright bans, and many have learned to read between the lines and regulate their own behavior to avoid trouble.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • What the Mets learned at those positions in 2026 is the danger of counting on one player — aside from All-Star-level contributors — when faced with underperformance or injury.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of learned
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  • Modi’s rise India is widely considered to be where diamonds were first discovered, with the earliest finds dating back more than 4,000 years.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Klotho was discovered in the late 1990s, by accident, by a group of Japanese scientists who were tinkering with the genes of mice.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovered
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  • Also added during the renovation, open for lunch, and located under a shade tarp on deck, is the Star Grill.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The power company said the attack resulted in outages across the southern parts of the city, which is located about 47 kilometers (about 30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
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