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as in to enjoy
to take pleasure in
I really dig bluegrass music
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as in to know
to have a clear idea of
can you dig what I'm saying?
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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
got in a couple of digs about lawyers at my friend's expense
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as in apartment
digs plural
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
check out my new digs on the north side of town
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Recent Examples of dig
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
If your idea of a bucket-list trip includes your furry friend digging holes in the sand and splashing around in the surf, then add Rehoboth Beach to the top of your list.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) recovered 117 intact dead dogs, many with gunshot wounds, in dig sites at Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna this week, according to a June 26 press release from HCSO.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
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Verb
Next, dig a hole big enough for the fern plant and place it in.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
If your idea of a bucket-list trip includes your furry friend digging holes in the sand and splashing around in the surf, then add Rehoboth Beach to the top of your list.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Noun
Another legislator, Bill Heffernan, also part of the West Haven Historical Society is trying to secure funding to have an archeological dig to resume so it can be verified that Campbell is buried there.
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Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) recovered 117 intact dead dogs, many with gunshot wounds, in dig sites at Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna this week, according to a June 26 press release from HCSO.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig
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The crash site was forest in 1944, but it was later excavated for rice cultivation, Fong told Jackson.
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While Freddy was in Boston mourning Germany’s defeat, online sleuths excavated the least-savory tidbits from his X posting history.
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India’s government, which has long leveraged a hard line on Pakistan for domestic political advantage, enjoyed a rally-around-the-flag effect that gave it a useful boost one year after a worse-than-expected performance in national elections.
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Away from basketball, the two players enjoy plenty of interests.
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Cape Verde 40-year-old goalkeeper Josimar Jose Evora Dias, also known as Vozinha, became a fan favorite along the way.
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Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.
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Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
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Find a location with an unobstructed view to the southeast, where the full moon’s orangey disk will poke above the horizon minutes after the moonrise time — though exactly when depends on local terrain and buildings.
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Records of public meetings and community newspapers feature jabs at how far these sorry kinsmen have strayed from their heritage.
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With a subtle jab at city life there, Deuso is making history in a community that doesn't even seem to notice.
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According to Spell and members of his congregation, the man had a history of verbally harassing them with threats, insults and racial slurs.
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Michael Lind, the writer and New America co-founder, argues in Commonplace, the magazine of Oren Cass’s American Compass, that a decent wage and a safety net should be enough, and that handing workers a stake in capital insults the dignity of their labor.
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In a scandal that rocked the business, Davis was fired from Columbia in May 1973, accused of defrauding the company of $94,000 in expense-account violations, including paying for his son Fred’s bar mitzvah and a renovation of his apartment.
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Attorneys filed the lawsuit on behalf of Eric Peters, who was working from home in his second-floor apartment in The Clyde when the explosion happened on May 28.
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With the work now being migration, most programs are still shoveling, counting tasks and missing the structure.
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Since arriving Wednesday in La Guaira, Sosa has scrambled to pull people from the rubble with his old mining pickaxe and shovel in the absence of national rescue teams.
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“Dig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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