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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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as in exited
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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as in canoe
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as in bunker
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Recent Examples of dugout
Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Royce Lewis, who earlier in the game took his frustration out in the dugout, drove in the Twins’ final run with an RBI double in the ninth inning.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Conrad had a chance to talk with Counsell for a few minutes near the Cubs dugout.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Facing a team that entered the night with the highest batting average and fewest strikeouts in the majors -- and with almost certain future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer watching intently from the Toronto dugout — Skenes allowed five hits and struck out eight.
—Will Graves, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The broadcast showed Robles also tossing a water cooler from the dugout onto the field as his meltdown continued.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The lads run up the dugout steps — their dressing room was the umpires’ locker — to a sonic blast on the level of Krakatoa, a scream unlike any noise anyone there has heard.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Aaron Boone #17 of the New York Yankees walks back to the dugout after a pitching change in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on August 28, 2024 in Washington, DC.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
In the fifth, third baseman Orlando Arcia singled to right but immediately headed to the dugout after reaching first base.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
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Marcelo Bielsa, one of De Zerbi’s comparably volcanic predecessors in the dugout, famously threw in the towel as head coach during the post-match press conference that followed a 1-0 defeat by Caen on the season’s opening day in August 2015.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Royce Lewis, who earlier in the game took his frustration out in the dugout, drove in the Twins’ final run with an RBI double in the ninth inning.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Conrad had a chance to talk with Counsell for a few minutes near the Cubs dugout.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Facing a team that entered the night with the highest batting average and fewest strikeouts in the majors -- and with almost certain future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer watching intently from the Toronto dugout — Skenes allowed five hits and struck out eight.
—Will Graves, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The broadcast showed Robles also tossing a water cooler from the dugout onto the field as his meltdown continued.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The lads run up the dugout steps — their dressing room was the umpires’ locker — to a sonic blast on the level of Krakatoa, a scream unlike any noise anyone there has heard.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Aaron Boone #17 of the New York Yankees walks back to the dugout after a pitching change in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on August 28, 2024 in Washington, DC.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
In the fifth, third baseman Orlando Arcia singled to right but immediately headed to the dugout after reaching first base.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
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It was founded at a Johnson City kitchen table by a husband and wife team who are passionate about the environment and wanted to start a positive cleaning movement, pediatric occupational therapist Kay Baker and neuroscientist Dr. Matt Keasey.—
Margot Machol Bisnow,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The streamer and distributor accepted a $100 million investment from a company that also backs Kela, a defense startup founded in 2024 by Israeli intelligence veterans after the October 7 terrorist attacks.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mitchell exited the game against Mississippi State on Thursday with a knee injury, and Gates decided to sit him against the Gators.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Norman Fell and Audra Lindley also exited one season earlier for failed spinoff The Ropers and was replaced by Don Knotts as Ralph Furley, the new landlord.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Some river locations have boat launches where participants are encouraged to bring their kayaks, paddle boards, canoes or motor boats (where appropriate) to access hard-to-reach coastlines.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Secure canoes or other watercraft stowed on beaches.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror Samantha Stites was stalked for over a decade, kidnapped and trapped in a soundproof bunker.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Another penalty, and with now a fifth stroke, Woods made sure to avoid the Creek, sending his ball to the back of the green and into the bunker.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As a player, Clark learned from some of the best minds in the sport.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Investigators subpoenaed the tracking company and learned the tracker was tied to Kochopolous.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The family departed Westchester County Airport on Saturday morning.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The plane departed from Dallas-Forth Worth.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When every dinner was a cookout with hot dogs and shoestring potato chips, and hours of swimming, chicken fights, sunburn, trolling for bass with a popping bug behind the rowboat and exploring the surrounding woods.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Newton enlisted the help of his younger brother and a friend, who agreed to follow along behind him in a rowboat with food and other supplies.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
6 July 2025
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The fire department reported that parts of the facade and some of the parapet separated from the garage, sending bricks crashing to the sidewalk and street below.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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But after Skydance’s deal to takeover Paramount became official this morning, George Cheeks, who is Chair of TV Media at the company, put his head above the parapet.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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