as in to find
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 dig up
The main water line remained frozen on Wednesday; the line will have to be dug up and wrapped up in a thermal wrap, Nakasone said.
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2025
Most recently, the account aggressively defended Musk in a December 28 Twitter Space, prompting users to dig up past clues about his alleged secret identity, including a Tesla Space in which Dittmann spoke about Musk in the first person.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
One of the key narrative threads centers on the adult Ellwood (Daveed Diggs) who is forced to confront a wraith-like fallout from the past when numerous boys’ bodies get dug up the Nickel Academy grounds.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
The critters dig up the bulbs that my wife spends hours planting.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2025
Most recently, the account aggressively defended Musk in a December 28 Twitter Space, prompting users to dig up past clues about his alleged secret identity, including a Tesla Space in which Dittmann spoke about Musk in the first person.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
One of the key narrative threads centers on the adult Ellwood (Daveed Diggs) who is forced to confront a wraith-like fallout from the past when numerous boys’ bodies get dug up the Nickel Academy grounds.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
The critters dig up the bulbs that my wife spends hours planting.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig up
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In addition, district officials have found that attendance has improved for both students and staff with a four-day week.—
Amy Wilde,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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After two and four months the researchers checked back in and found evidence of successful teeth growth in around 50% of the pigs.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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While offenses have learned to use every second, defenses are also taking advantage of the extra time, primarily through duplicitous presentations and audibles in response to offensive calls.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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However, upon learning about her decision to proceed with the surgery, her boyfriend's stance shifted.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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According to a press conference Friday morning and a news release, detectives discovered that one of Manzano's credit cards was missing from his wallet, and found that Colbert used the card at several stores around the New Orleans area.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Chicago police officers responded to a call of a person shot overnight at an apartment in the Woodlawn neighborhood and discovered a woman injured and a 38-year-old man fatally wounded.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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This comes as a think tank has recommended the U.S. should improve its ability to strike Chinese forces in order to protect its airfields located in the Western Pacific Ocean.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The programs will be housed on the first floor of the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods located at 818 Missouri Ave.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Feb. 2025
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Efforts to dig out the driver and remove sediment have failed, and a drone sent into the hole also made no progress.—
Amir Daftari,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports and crippling roadways.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Most people will get HPV, but the vast majority of people show no signs or symptoms.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ferrell is on the cowbell, and fictional music producer Bruce Dickinson’s (Christopher Walken) gotta have more cowbell, baby.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20up. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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