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 Kansas City area is digging out after a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow across much of the metro.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Millions of people throughout the South are digging out and dealing with serious closures Saturday after a massive winter storm dumped several inches of snow.
—Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Sam Darnold was sacked on first down for a loss of 17, and Minnesota couldn’t dig out of the hole.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Snow shovels were in high demand Monday as residents across the Kansas City metro dug out from a winter storm that dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Millions of people throughout the South are digging out and dealing with serious closures Saturday after a massive winter storm dumped several inches of snow.
—Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
Sam Darnold was sacked on first down for a loss of 17, and Minnesota couldn’t dig out of the hole.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Snow shovels were in high demand Monday as residents across the Kansas City metro dug out from a winter storm that dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig out
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Target is also where customers can find Tisdale's other Being Frenshe bodycare products.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Dropbox helps filmmakers and creative teams find, organize, and secure all the files that are important to any project.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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To land the kiss on her cheek, Trump would have had to either crane his neck or move her hat.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The snow is moving east Tuesday, and is affecting coastal areas all the way to the Florida Panhandle and southern Carolinas.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Giants can learn something from all four teams represented in Sunday’s NFC and AFC Championship Games.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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But her happy story quickly took a turn as the world learned more about her controversial journey to motherhood.—
Janine Rubenstein,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Biden and first lady Jill Biden will exit the Capitol grounds by plane after the transfer of power and return to private life.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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But rather confusingly, this fracas appears to have been staged so that duo can exit their top-secret careers as globe-trotting clandestine agents, disappearing together into civilian life.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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Much to the amazement of the local populace, the eggs kept popping out—until it was discovered that the owner was writing the words and reinserting the eggs into the hapless hen’s cloaca.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Bioluminescence in Florida and elsewhere can be so intense it’s picked up by satellites, as scientists discovered in recent years.—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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The return leg will depart Atlanta at 3:39 p.m., arriving in San Luis Potosi at 4:49 p.m.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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The train departs from Denver Union Station at 7 a.m. and arrives in Winter Park at 9:11 a.m., which is ideal timing for nabbing one of the first lift rides of the day.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Jan. 2025
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The trailhead is located near the end of Comanche Mesa Road, across Highway FM 170 from the Lajitas General Store.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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The squadron is located at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado, just outside of Denver.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2025
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He’s got quite a fastball and has some creativity to him.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Having a president who still receives royalty payments for a 1987 book titled The Art of the Deal naturally raises expectations that this is a leader who can, well, get a deal done.—
Chris Dobstaff,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20out. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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