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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
John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
With Bochy observing from the dugout, Crawford helped the Giants win World Series titles in 2012 and 2014 and orchestrated some of the most memorable moments in franchise history in the process.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
The dynamic has shifted in the dugout too following Klopp’s exit.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Only a batter, pitcher or catcher may challenge a call, signaling with the tap of a helmet or cap; and assistance from the dugout is not allowed.
—Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Managers cannot make a challenge, and players on the field cannot wait a few extra seconds to hear from somebody in the dugout with a video replay.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
With Bochy observing from the dugout, Crawford helped the Giants win World Series titles in 2012 and 2014 and orchestrated some of the most memorable moments in franchise history in the process.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
The dynamic has shifted in the dugout too following Klopp’s exit.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Only a batter, pitcher or catcher may challenge a call, signaling with the tap of a helmet or cap; and assistance from the dugout is not allowed.
—Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
Noun
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Visitors can stay the night in lakeside cabins or pitch a tent in the campground or a canoe campsite, which is only accessible by water.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
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Travelers interested in Polynesian culture may want to test the resort’s traditional outrigger canoe on a trip to one of the surrounding private islets that share an atoll with the Brando.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
25 Feb. 2025
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The troops planned to tie and blindfold the officials, then take them to an underground military bunker for interrogation, prosecutors said.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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There aren’t huge storage facilities; no bunkers with doors big enough for thousands of priceless art to be contained.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Hendrick’s was founded a little over a quarter century ago in 1999 and was considered to be kind of a disruptor in a category mostly known for juniper-heavy London dry style gins (many of which are excellent in their own right, to be clear).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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In the wake of their loss, Jesse and Andrea Lacey also founded Moms Skate Club, a charity dedicated to supporting mothers in the skateboarding community.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
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Despite this, the number of animals in shelters remains high—in the first half of 2024, 322,000 more pets entered shelters than exited them.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Our emphasis on clear succession planning ensured smooth transitions when leaders moved roles or exited.—
Padmakumar Nair,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Besides simply taking in the beauty of some 2,600 trees, visitors can rent rowboats and buy food and drinks at numerous food stalls.—
Katherine LaGrave,
AFAR Media,
28 Feb. 2025
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The two end their day with a romantic ride in a rowboat, which Grant has no clue how to operate.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Then, as the credits sequence continues through the creative team, things get more ominous: Monkeys assemble together, climbing the parapets, even as someone tries to hold them off (?) with a spider.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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And to allay the fears of brownstone-dwellers: A cornice is not a parapet, so most brownstones don’t actually have parapets.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
9 Oct. 2024
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Half the participants learned the language in the morning — the other half learned it in the evening, then slept on it.—
Maureen Mackey,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Villalobos said the teens learned about the role of an officer in the courtroom.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2025
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Multiple other execs in the C-suite departed in the time since, most recently president and chief operating officer Chris Ruble, who was terminated in December.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2025
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One surprisingly active club has been the Athletics, who have departed Oakland and will play their home games in Sacramento in the near term.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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