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
Breaking dormancy requires a chilling period whether the bulbs are left in the ground or dug up and removed to a cold storage area.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Don’t dig up the soil to check progress; trust in the growth that’s happening unseen.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Investigators dug up a portion of the backyard where the Houles lived when Mary went missing, according to 48 Hours, and cadaver dogs found a little girl’s shoe — but no body.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
That’s when lawyers say their reporters routinely hacked the prince’s cellphone and those of other celebrities to dig up intimate details.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Don’t dig up the soil to check progress; trust in the growth that’s happening unseen.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Investigators dug up a portion of the backyard where the Houles lived when Mary went missing, according to 48 Hours, and cadaver dogs found a little girl’s shoe — but no body.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
That’s when lawyers say their reporters routinely hacked the prince’s cellphone and those of other celebrities to dig up intimate details.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig up
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That lab found trace amounts of the cocaine metabolite, norcocaine.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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McNeeley gave UConn its first lead since the score was 2-0 with a pair of free throws, and Ball found Reed again for a two-handed slam that put the Huskies up four with 1:11 to go.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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Nolan, who was traveling with his parents and younger brother, later learned his flight had been canceled after being pushed back multiple times.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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There’s a bit of karma in Belinda’s return; the patient spa worker from season one is back on a working vacation of her own, learning Thailand’s wellness techniques to bring them back to Hawaii.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
17 Feb. 2025
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Israeli media reported there had been explosions on three empty buses in parking lots in Bat Yam, a suburb close to Tel Aviv, while bombs were discovered and disabled on two other buses.—
Alexander Cornwell,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The condition was discovered when Wembanyama returned to San Antonio following the All-Star Game in San Francisco.—
Evan Sidery,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The region is located within Mare Crisium, a 300-mile-wide basin in the northeast quadrant of the moon's near side, that is believed to have been created by early volcanic eruptions and flooded with basaltic lava more than 3 billion years ago.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The News reported Sunday that in July the two officers discovered an allotment of 5,000 bullets purchased by the Department of Probation for firearms training at the range couldn’t be located.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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In light of the soil testing, workers returned to those properties — in one case, as many as five times — to dig out more contaminated soil in an effort to meet California’s cleanup standards.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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As Valentine’s Day nears, Lisa Wright, manning the crafts table, watched as a passel of girls quickly and carefully worked to dig out the best colorful beads to crowd onto a plastic band, crafting small token reminders of the evening.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The show’s participants will open for Urban, and the audience at each venue can determine which musicians get to stay on the tour.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20up. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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