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as in canoe
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as in bunker
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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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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
René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026
With Larabee back in the dugout, the Panthers are hoping 2026 provides fewer proverbial black eyes and more laughs.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Chinese astronauts dug out tasty treats for the mid-autumn festival, which is a harvest event held every year between mid-September and early October.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
And the Batmobile and other Bat-transports have ceded the space to a dugout canoe that once carried Karankawa Indians as far back as the 16th century and a custom 1990s lowrider tricycle that represents three generations of Texas lowriders.
—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026
With Larabee back in the dugout, the Panthers are hoping 2026 provides fewer proverbial black eyes and more laughs.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
In the longest Australian Open semifinal in history, Alcaraz dug out a 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-7(4), 7-5 win with one of the most impressive mental performances of his career, after coming through serious physical distress.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Chinese astronauts dug out tasty treats for the mid-autumn festival, which is a harvest event held every year between mid-September and early October.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
Noun
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To explore the area, visitors can hike, canoe, or hop aboard a boat on the Lemmenjoki River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Anyone who has tried to paddle a canoe upstream knows what that means.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Back in Paradise, the social fabric frays as the bunker deals with the aftermath of season one, and new secrets are uncovered about the city's origins.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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Just minutes after Brooks Koepka hit an iron off the cart path to the left of the fairway bunker on the first hole (Koepka’s 10th of the day), Wagner went to the same spot for his network debut.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile the National Citizen Party (NCP), a political party founded by students following the uprising, has struggled to meaningfully muscle its way into Bangladesh’s fractious and often violent political scene.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Who founded Black History Month?—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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But then Powell left Friday’s game for a brief period and fellow Heat starter Pelle Larsson exited the game early.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Shortly thereafter, the two women heard a loud bang and exited the bedroom to find Toth lying on the kitchen floor and staring blankly at the ceiling, the report said.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Rivera, who met Goldberg at a dinner with his manager five years ago, ran with the idea, placing a cast of Puerto Rican luminaries in the famous rowboat alongside Bad Bunny — who is draped in the Puerto Rican flag and standing in Washington’s place.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Next comes Emergency Medical Services in a rowboat.—
Rabbi Steve Roth,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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But most CEOs are keeping their heads beneath the parapet.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Flat roofs with parapets (side walls), stepped roofs, saw-tooth roofs, and roofs with chimneys and other obstructions on top can collect snow in an unbalanced manner, the agency said.—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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For years, this unspoken truth has hardened her, shaping her into a woman of precision and emotional distance — a mother who learned survival through silence.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kanzi learned elements of language at a very young age.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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The only two players who have departed this offseason are relievers Luke Weaver and Devin Williams.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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These moments arrived and departed quickly, acknowledged but never dwelled upon.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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