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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
Haley Smilow, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
In the dugout, after hitting an RBI single off Zac Gallen, Kyle made the mistake of catching a video of the TV broadcast.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Eventually, about 25 people dug in, and dug out.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Vitello also learned where not to stand in the dugout after getting hit on his left shin by a foul ball.
—Haley Smilow, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
In the dugout, after hitting an RBI single off Zac Gallen, Kyle made the mistake of catching a video of the TV broadcast.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of copper, 22,000 tons, was last year dug out of this crater –– the Muhammad Khel Copper Mine –– and hauled off to China; a nation with a seemingly insatiable appetite for metals and minerals.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Eventually, about 25 people dug in, and dug out.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
Noun
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In 2020, Kathleen’s daughter Maeve and grandson Gideon died in a canoe accident.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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During Spring Break, the Heard will host nature story time, a bird walk and a wetland canoe trail.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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And that’s what her goal is — her life’s goal is something other than just the bunker.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Kitayama birdied 16 and 17 to get to 17-under right as Bridgeman bogeyed 16 after an ugly approach into the bunker.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Anthropic was founded in 2021 by a group of former OpenAI staff and researchers, including Dario Amodei, who left the company after disagreements over its direction.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Authorities’ security concerns surrounding the burial location are well founded.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Huitzilin exited his vehicle holding up his own camera phone alongside his wife, and the two groups got into a heated exchange, according to video played in court.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the years that followed, the computer giant lost market share and eventually exited the PC business.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 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
Noun
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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
Verb
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Aviation analyst Peter Layton of the Griffith Asia Institute, a former Royal Australian Air Force officer, told CNN that China could have learned a range of things from Brown.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Investigators learned that a majority of the suspects were active-duty Navy and that many were associated with criminal street gangs, official said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Crews and aircraft have departed Tel Aviv and plans are in the works to remove crews in Dubai, a spokesman said.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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Shortly after Barrera’s firing, co-star Jenna Ortega departed the film, as well as new director Christopher Landon.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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