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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
Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
The dugout emptied, gloves and caps flew and a celebration decades in the making spilled across the infield.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2026
David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Kgasi was joining the ranks of the numerous Black men who, over the years, dug out fossils for white researchers (some from South Africa and others from overseas) who examined and identified them — and then took credit for them.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Venezuelans ran onto the infield to celebrate as the dismayed Americans stared while leaning on their dugout railing.
—Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
The dugout emptied, gloves and caps flew and a celebration decades in the making spilled across the infield.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Meanwhile, a fire hydrant covered in snow and ice had to be dug out, causing a delay in operations.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Kgasi was joining the ranks of the numerous Black men who, over the years, dug out fossils for white researchers (some from South Africa and others from overseas) who examined and identified them — and then took credit for them.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
Noun
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The dwelling is technically two structures, which are connected by a rope bridge, and guests making their way down to the water can enjoy complimentary access to canoes and kayaks.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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Search teams located the body of a missing teen whose canoe capsized on an Orange County lake, officials announced Wednesday.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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After finding out survivors — including his wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma) — remain in the outside world in the Season 1 finale, Xavier (Brown) embarks on a quest to find her, journeying out from the Paradise bunker for the first time since the planet’s destruction.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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Discovering who shot President Cal Bradford gave Paradise a thriller edge in its first season, but what’s outside the bunker initially felt like the series’ larger mystery.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Indian hotelier Ashok Khanna founded the place as a response to epidemic stress levels, with a mission to rebalance holistically.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Encode is led by Stanford University student Sneha Revanur, who founded the organization in 2020.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Two gunmen exited the vehicle, pulled out guns, and opened fire at the victim's vehicle before fleeing the scene.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The bolt reportedly entered the victim’s face just below his left eye and exited the back of his head.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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On their third anniversary, Irvi proposed in a rowboat in Central Park.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 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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The project requiring this bridge rehabilitation closure includes bridge deck repairs, parapet improvements, joint removal, substructure repairs and paving, according to the DOT.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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The top of that wall now formed a kind of parapet whose surface was covered with thousands of jagged pieces of glass.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Herald has learned the city’s largest police union, Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association and SEIU Local 888 were two of the three unions to vote in favor of the city’s cost-cutting offer for GLP-1 drugs.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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The protests come after a group departed from Miami International Airport carrying supplies to Cuba, where citizens face dire conditions.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Bulldogs have played for two national championships and gone 56-6 in the West Coast Conference tournament in the 27 years since Few was tapped to become the head coach after Monson departed for a job in a bigger conference.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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