as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
I've been dredging my memory bank, and I simply can't remember her name
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Recent Examples of dredge
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Dredging of Bender Park boat launch: For the fourth time since 2013, County Parks plans to dredge the park's boat launch of sediment that has accumulated over time and now poses a risk to boats navigating the area.
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Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
The results were used to determine the best places to deposit sediment dredged from the river’s navigation channel.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge chicken lightly in flour, shaking off excess.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
Like Denaro, the performer's story is one of being a day laborer turned moonlight crooner who dredged songs from insomnia in the middle of the night.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
The results were used to determine the best places to deposit sediment dredged from the river’s navigation channel.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge chicken lightly in flour, shaking off excess.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
Like Denaro, the performer's story is one of being a day laborer turned moonlight crooner who dredged songs from insomnia in the middle of the night.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dredge
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That authenticity is what Williamson has long been searching for in his work.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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When law enforcement searched her home in January, authorities found gold coins, pieces of gold, a pink wallet with a $2,599 U.S. Treasury check made out to someone else, a 1953 Topps #1 Jackie Robinson MLB Brooklyn Dodgers baseball card and U.S. currency, according to the plea agreement.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Lilac fire spread from the edge of nearby I-15 in a southwesterly direction and raked across the rear of a tan-colored home on the eastern side of Ranchos Ladera Road, burning up to the property’s patio.—
Paul Sisson,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Dash Day had himself quite a time, raking the trap, drawing in the sand and playing with a golf ball while his dad posed for pictures with a trophy and a surfboard — and a check for $1.13 million.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released video of officials combing through the debris and destruction left after the fatal Jan. 31 plane crash in Philadelphia, which killed at least seven people and injured 22 others.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Rescue teams were combing the Potomac River after a plane carrying 64 people and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday night.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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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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Global Monitoring: Their system tracks over 13 million companies worldwide, scanning information in 12 languages to detect potential disruptions like financial instability or delays at ports.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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The telescope is one of the asteroid discovery programs funded by NASA to scan the sky in search of near-Earth asteroids, said Davide Farnocchia, navigation engineer at JPL and CNEOS.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Dredge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredge. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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