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
The minerals Kajumba and hundreds of thousands of impoverished Congolese were digging up allowed the rest of the world to enjoy the benefits of electricity, but the benefits to the people of Congo were woefully limited.
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
But once again, Pietrek’s detective work shines a light on the murkier areas, digging up receipts and orders for rum—hundreds of thousands of gallons’ worth—from various sources.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Williams’ original 2018 version with jazz sax player Charles Lloyd is certainly worth digging up.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
But Vermont has been buried before, and dug up again, and even brought back to life.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
But once again, Pietrek’s detective work shines a light on the murkier areas, digging up receipts and orders for rum—hundreds of thousands of gallons’ worth—from various sources.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Williams’ original 2018 version with jazz sax player Charles Lloyd is certainly worth digging up.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
But Vermont has been buried before, and dug up again, and even brought back to life.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig up
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Recent grocery store closures have rocked the north side of Milwaukee, where growing food deserts – areas where quality food is difficult to find – have left entire neighborhoods without ready access to food.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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For his courtroom outbursts, Davis found Thompson in contempt of court and added a little more than four and a half years to his sentence.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, senior leaders at Arizona State University were quietly hosting 30 leaders from Korean technical colleges to discuss how the United States might learn from their success in developing an AI-ready workforce.—
David Ignatius,
Washington Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Investigative Committee said a Makarov pistol with a silencer was discovered at the scene.—
CNN's Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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During Coulier's six-month checkup and PET scans, doctors discovered a flare-up had returned as an enlarged tumor.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Boxer Imane Khelif admitted to having the SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome, which is found in biological males, and undergoing hormone treatments to lower testosterone levels ahead of the 2024 Olympics in an interview with the French sports publication L'Equipe.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The unit recorded higher losses than expected last quarter after Washington issued a stop-work order for projects including Vineyard Wind 1, located off Martha’s Vineyard.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, a fire hydrant covered in snow and ice had to be dug out, causing a delay in operations.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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To participate, dig out your art supplies and make a diorama of any size featuring marshmallow Peeps (no AI, please).—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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And the other function of music media is learning more, getting deeper into fandom, learning more about the lives of a lot of musicians, many of whom don’t necessarily need a magazine or music media to put their image out there for them.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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This latest iteration, which builds on the 2024 version by adding a voter ID provision, must get 60 votes to pass.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20up. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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