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
In earlier seasons, producers and contestants never had to think about what could be dug up from a contestant's social media history.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The director uses her loose crime movie template to chronicle a place still trapped in its troubled past — a past that gets dug up like all the ancient artifacts excavated by Veska and her crew — while facing a future of inertia and decline.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
The fossil economy was built on extraction and combustion, where fuels are dug up, shipped, burned and mostly wasted as heat; the electric economy is built on manufacturing, software, grids, devices and efficiency, where technologies improve, scale and connect.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Different people dug up the clay, shaped and fired it into bricks, carted them to the site, and mortared them in place.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
So Jackelen also dug up the longest streaks in history by pitchers allowing no extra-base hits and no more than one hit.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Taller varieties need staking, and the bulbs should be dug up and stored during winter in cold climates.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
Tulip Bulb Storage While tulip bulbs are often left in the ground, those planted in pots or areas with heavy summer rains may benefit from being dug up and stored until fall planting time.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
Three years later a white fox dug up his grave.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The director uses her loose crime movie template to chronicle a place still trapped in its troubled past — a past that gets dug up like all the ancient artifacts excavated by Veska and her crew — while facing a future of inertia and decline.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
The fossil economy was built on extraction and combustion, where fuels are dug up, shipped, burned and mostly wasted as heat; the electric economy is built on manufacturing, software, grids, devices and efficiency, where technologies improve, scale and connect.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Different people dug up the clay, shaped and fired it into bricks, carted them to the site, and mortared them in place.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
So Jackelen also dug up the longest streaks in history by pitchers allowing no extra-base hits and no more than one hit.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Taller varieties need staking, and the bulbs should be dug up and stored during winter in cold climates.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
Tulip Bulb Storage While tulip bulbs are often left in the ground, those planted in pots or areas with heavy summer rains may benefit from being dug up and stored until fall planting time.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
Three years later a white fox dug up his grave.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dug up
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The James Beard Foundation was founded in 1986 and is named for the legendary cookbook author who has been called America’s first foodie.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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The company was founded in 1998 by skydivers Chris Hall and his father, John Hall, and for nearly three decades has operated out of Butler Memorial Airport.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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For much of history, before humans learned how to engineer immunity, almost every parent had to bury at least one of their children, and often more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The young star learned nothing comes easy at Madison Square Garden.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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University of Washington researchers discovered the tapeworm, which can cause a rare but potentially deadly disease in humans, in 37 out of 100 coyotes sampled near Puget Sound in Washington State.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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According to the park, an 11-year-old boy first discovered the tracks after a 1908 flood scoured the Paluxy Riverbed, exposing the limestone.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Additional ocean view guest rooms are available on the top floors of the main lodge, where the restaurant and bar are also located.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The county’s water treatment facility, located adjacent to Piney Point off of Buckeye Road, has been used to clean and dispose of polluted water for the last several years, and is expected to play a crucial role in the site’s long-term closure.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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