as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Recent Examples of dig up
Ted enlists the help of his former partner, Kevin, and asks him to dig up any dirt the other side could use against Lester in court.
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Ayan Artan, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
The project involved digging up and documenting any finds, then restoring and relocating them to a site away from modern-day mining operations.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Words and sentences don’t leave fossils behind for paleontologists to dig up.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
His workers dug up some rare chemical that would kill them but would dissipate by the time the silo residents moved in.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ayan Artan, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
The project involved digging up and documenting any finds, then restoring and relocating them to a site away from modern-day mining operations.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Words and sentences don’t leave fossils behind for paleontologists to dig up.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
His workers dug up some rare chemical that would kill them but would dissipate by the time the silo residents moved in.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig up
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Many focused on the birdies and course-tying score, but leave it up to golf stat guru Justin Ray to find another impressive stat to pile onto Thomas' performance.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The prior-generation Long-Range Rear-Wheel Drive, the Long-Range All-Wheel Drive, and Performance All-Wheel Drive are only found on the inventory page now – where they are being heavily discounted in some cases.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Read Next: These Renegade Hunters Are Skiing into the Backcountry with Their Bird Dogs But the most valuable part of the class is learning to make good decisions in the mountains.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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That’s a pretty big revelation, and one that Mark is not happy to learn.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Lao Cha, a janitor, finds companionship in a stray cat and befriends a woman named Li in a virtual world, only to discover that Li is actually a 10-year-old boy.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The dog's stomach was empty, with only small amounts of hair and bile being discovered, according to the report.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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The property, which many say is ideal for housing, has been vacant for decades because although it’s located within Chula Vista’s city boundaries, its only road access is from the city of San Diego.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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Haunting images of the Titanic first made headlines in 1985 when Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s ROV, Argo, equipped with high-resolution cameras and sonar, located the wreck at a staggering depth of 12,500 feet.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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This all comes as the tourism industry continues to dig out of the hole left by the COVID-19 pandemic, which clobbered the hospitality sector.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles On electric road trip, Steph Curry showed what the Face of the NBA looks like Warriors dig out of early hole to beat Nets, cap 4-1 trip When will Jonathan Kuminga return?—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Join us at Billboard Women in Music 2025 — get your tickets here.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The job of prioritizing selections has only gotten more complicated as interest in women’s hoops has boomed.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20up. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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