1
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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2
as in to move
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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Recent Examples of dig out
Six days after the Twin Cities metro dug out from more than a foot of heavy wet snow, people are basking in the warmth of near 70-degree temperatures.
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Adam Duxter, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
This can be done by hand-pulling, hoeing, or digging out a perennial weed with a garden knife.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Gilbert public works employee Rob Johnson dug out an aging water meter within the Ashland Ranch community on March 3 as part of the field work audit that began in February.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The couple, both 35, were digging out their car near Westchester Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Adam Duxter, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
This can be done by hand-pulling, hoeing, or digging out a perennial weed with a garden knife.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Gilbert public works employee Rob Johnson dug out an aging water meter within the Ashland Ranch community on March 3 as part of the field work audit that began in February.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The couple, both 35, were digging out their car near Westchester Ave.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig out
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Most of the trouble on this night came from starter Ryan Johnson’s inability to find the strike zone and the defense’s problems converting two plays that should have been made.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Will County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Monday that more remains have been found in the same location where the bones of a missing man were discovered last week.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Prisoners have been moved because of staffing, food, and capacity shortages at the facilities where they were being held.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rain will start to clear out Sunday evening as the front moves through and begins to usher in drier, but cooler temperatures for next week.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Come bake and learn with us—ask questions, share pics, listen to our podcast, and lots more here.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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The head coach enjoys learning about the experiences of journeyman backups.—
Mike Kaye
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Saks Global is one step closer to exiting bankruptcy.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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Main Street owned roughly 15 channels, but at one point aired 30 MLB, NHL and NBA teams after exiting bankruptcy.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Despite being reviewed again in 2008 and 2009, investigators never discovered new leads.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The skeleton was discovered 26 feet below the surface, roughly 656 feet into a cave in Mexico’s cenote system.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lock your home before departing.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Delta Flight 104, an Airbus A330-300 carrying 272 passengers and 14 crew, had just departed São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport on Sunday when a mechanical problem struck its left engine, the airline confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Officers located her at a nearby hotel and arrested her without incident.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The victim was shot outside the deli located on Bronxwood Ave.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Don’t hesitate to step away if things get too heated.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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A lot of the Mustangs’ strategy against the Wolverines was to get the ball out wide and then double that kid and just try to frustrate Wakeland which Grapevine did time and time again.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20out. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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