as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
I've been dredging my memory bank, and I simply can't remember her name
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Recent Examples of dredge
Slices of green tomato are dredged in a cornmeal mixture and fried until golden, crispy brown.
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Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
Soaked in a meaty mushroom stock, dredged in flour, and dunked in buttermilk, these crispy, tender mushrooms are extra delicious.
—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2024
In 1969-1970, a stretch of the Redondo Beach coastline was widened with 1.1 million cubic yards of sand dredged from an offshore source.
—Elsa Devienne / Made By History, TIME, 31 July 2024
The north branch of Park River — part of an urban forest with some of the oldest trees in the city — should be dredged and shored up as part of a larger plan aimed at easing the flooding that has plagued North End neighborhoods for decades, a new study is expected to recommend.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2024
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Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
Soaked in a meaty mushroom stock, dredged in flour, and dunked in buttermilk, these crispy, tender mushrooms are extra delicious.
—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2024
In 1969-1970, a stretch of the Redondo Beach coastline was widened with 1.1 million cubic yards of sand dredged from an offshore source.
—Elsa Devienne / Made By History, TIME, 31 July 2024
The north branch of Park River — part of an urban forest with some of the oldest trees in the city — should be dredged and shored up as part of a larger plan aimed at easing the flooding that has plagued North End neighborhoods for decades, a new study is expected to recommend.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2024
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Folks began searching for the word pander more in mid-October, when Democrats and Republicans mocked each other leading up to the presidential election.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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That the Astros are shopping setup man Ryan Pressly already suggests the club is searching for ways to create payroll space.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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According to an investigative report obtained by USA TODAY, a person who was raking on the beach notified Key Biscayne Police on Nov. 12 that a head washed ashore and the Miami Dade Police Department responded to the scene.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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At the end of the day, homeowners have to choose whether to rake or not to rake.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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Businesses will also benefit from leveraging large context windows to comb through their entire corpus of documents—aka institutional knowledge—in a single prompt.Clint Boulton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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As an introverted schoolboy in Reading, England—his family had moved there from Belfast—Branagh wrote to his actor heroes, combing through old theatre magazines and charting their rise from tiny parts at the Royal Shakespeare Company to later triumphs.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Teenagers spent an average of 4.8 hours each day on social media platforms, with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat found to be the most attractive to younger users.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The New York Police Department set out to find suspects in three separate shootings — including the mayor and the death of one of their own.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Patrons scan their Gail Borden library cards or reciprocal borrower cards to start their sessions.Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
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With each, users must scan a list of blue links, select and read a source, and abstract any pertinent information.Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Dredge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredge. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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