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
Plants in the garden will need to be dug up and potted into well-draining containers filled with potting mix.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
Stacey and his ex-wife, Sarah Wondra, were named suspects by local police in 2022 after investigators dug up their backyard in search for the boy's remains, which have not been found, the Statesman reported.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Lutnick dug up a 2015 interview when Duffy was critical of Trump to sink his chances of being picked.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Their eggs were also considered a delicacy and dug up from their nests on beaches.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
That endearing, but hazardous, habit ended several years ago when the rail was dug up and repurposed for an eventual 63-mile walking and biking trail called the Monon South Trail, running from New Albany to Mitchell in southern Indiana.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Some old stories, like bodies in Wisconsin graves, really don’t need to be dug up.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
And there are photos that 247Sports dug up from past Manning throws, even dating to his high school days, that show the grimace.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2025
Stacey and his ex-wife, Sarah Wondra, were named suspects by local police in 2022 after investigators dug up their backyard in search for the boy's remains, which have not been found, the Statesman reported.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Lutnick dug up a 2015 interview when Duffy was critical of Trump to sink his chances of being picked.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Their eggs were also considered a delicacy and dug up from their nests on beaches.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
That endearing, but hazardous, habit ended several years ago when the rail was dug up and repurposed for an eventual 63-mile walking and biking trail called the Monon South Trail, running from New Albany to Mitchell in southern Indiana.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Some old stories, like bodies in Wisconsin graves, really don’t need to be dug up.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
And there are photos that 247Sports dug up from past Manning throws, even dating to his high school days, that show the grimace.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dug up
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Jared Isaacman, who founded the payments company Shift4, has organized, funded and commanded two private astronaut missions to Earth orbit, both of them using SpaceX hardware.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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All the company had emitted since Gates founded it in 1975 would be gone, the full footprint washed away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Lesson learned, Michkov seemed to be saying.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Park rangers learned that the car with a single occupant had plunged over the rim near South Kaibab Trailhead, the National Park Service (NPS) said.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Now, scientists have discovered that the crystal structure of natural iron minerals could determine how fast these pollutants break down in the environment.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the early 2010s, Courtois was part of the team that discovered and described the Laniakea supercluster of galaxies to which our Milky Way belongs.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Lucca, with a population of about 90,000, is located in the northwestern part of the region, about 30 minutes from the beaches of the Ligurian Sea and less than 90 minutes from Florence.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The epicenter was located approximately 11 miles west-southwest of Toms Place, at a depth of 4 miles.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Dug up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dug%20up. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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