dredge up
phrasal verb
dredged up; dredging up; dredges up
: to start talking or thinking again about (something unpleasant that happened a long time ago)
Reporters dredged up the fact that the senator avoided the military draft.
She didn't like to dredge up bad memories.
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Not to dredge up bad memories, but remember how the Titans were terrible at covering punts last week?
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Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2024
This is just dredging up something, try to smear and discredit a candidate.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
Sometimes these sorts of shocks and traumas dredge up shocks and traumas from our past.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
In his mind, playing these new, modernized entries can sometimes dredge up curiosity for gaming’s past in new players.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2024
This is just dredging up something, try to smear and discredit a candidate.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
Sometimes these sorts of shocks and traumas dredge up shocks and traumas from our past.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
In his mind, playing these new, modernized entries can sometimes dredge up curiosity for gaming’s past in new players.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Dredge up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dredge%20up. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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