dig in

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Recent Examples of dig in Global stocks bounced back from Monday's selloff as optimism over potential tariff negotiations grew, while China appears to be digging in for a prolonged trade war. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 Although China is digging in its heels on tariffs, other countries, including Vietnam and Taiwan, are more eager to cut tariff-exemption deals with Trump. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025 With markets nosediving across the globe, President Trump played golf, raised money for MAGA and dug in deep on his tariff plans, after warning Americans to buckle up. Axios, 7 Apr. 2025 Republicans have already dug in to oppose any changes to TABOR. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dig in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig in
Verb
  • The third hole presented a quick turnaround for McIlroy, who watched a birdie putt go left to right and hang on to get a shot back, while DeChambeau’s par save didn’t have the right line.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Elliott’s delivery is elastic yet controlled, sliding from indoor voice to whisper to open-throated howl, with a chorus hung on slang that was instantly etched in the contemporary lexicon.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For anyone wondering, the camera then pans over to Nori, who was curled up peacefully inside the paper packaging instead.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • However, research showed him that there was a specific kind of pepperoni that when baked, the outside curls up and forms a cup and the fat renders in the middle.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The linebacker may not be able to keep up in coverage at the next level, which should turn the Colts off.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Security teams are overburdened, flooded with alerts, juggling a patchwork of tools, and struggling to keep up with the pace of modern threats.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And, while Robert E. Lee might have declined to resort to guerrilla warfare, many of his lieutenants carried on a program of suppression by terror.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Now, Solis carries on this tradition with her own child.
    Patrick Davis, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025

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“Dig in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20in. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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