1
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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2
as in to move
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 dig out
The antiquities authority recruited volunteers to help dig out the site this spring.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
His outie is a depressed mess with no friends who has now subjected their body to two experimental brain procedures in the hope of digging out of a rut.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Allaire: Timothée in his McQueen scarf totally inspired me to dig out my own McQueen scarf from high school.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Dolton must dig out from Henyard’s disastrous tenure, and April 1 marks the beginning of that journey.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
His outie is a depressed mess with no friends who has now subjected their body to two experimental brain procedures in the hope of digging out of a rut.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Allaire: Timothée in his McQueen scarf totally inspired me to dig out my own McQueen scarf from high school.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Dolton must dig out from Henyard’s disastrous tenure, and April 1 marks the beginning of that journey.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig out
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Sporting found some moments of control in the second half and finally got a foothold in the game again.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those few minutes sent students scrambling for cover and barricading themselves around campus until authorities found them.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Our reporters talk to each other and move around candidates from one category to another.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The bill also included moving $1.1 million from the Constitutional Defense Fund into the Legislative Legal Defense Fund.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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Investigators also learned that a friend of Johnson's had pawned a handgun for him.—
William Morris,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The police first learned of suspicious behavior from an April 7 call that led them to an 11-year-old boy who said that an unknown man had videotaped him in a restroom.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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While stocks may continue their short-term celebration, the long-term sustainability of this rally is being undermined by something few are talking about: a major foreign holder of U.S. debt may be exiting the market in protest.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Wong remained in the game to finish the inning but soon exited.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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It is mounted in a ring by JAR, and ranks among the rarest and most important diamonds ever discovered.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration discovered that some of the administration’s aggressive layoffs left the agency without key personnel.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Fields and Wilson departed this offseason, while backup Skylar Thompson was signed and Rudolph returned, possibly starting if the Steelers don't sign Rodgers and make a big trade.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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King said records show the plane arrived there March 22 and departed the day of the crash.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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They can be used to diagnose muscle or bone conditions, identify bone breaks or fractures, locate tumors, infection or blood clots, help guide doctors during surgeries, biopsies or radiation therapy, and find places of internal bleeding after trauma.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Deputies located Podoll near the scene and detained him.—
Ron Wood,
Arkansas Online,
18 Apr. 2025
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Perry shared a series of photographs of Lucio growing up: at 3 months, 7 months, and a year old, with his hair getting longer and curlier each time, before bringing the now 18-month-old Lucio into the video.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the game, Joel intercedes by shoving the man, Seth, and telling him to get the hell out.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20out. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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