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
Others have reported destruction by the pigs as well, including Mendez's neighbor, whose landscape had been dug up, and Barbara Bush Middle School.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Farming developed much later in tropical zones because digging up plants with tools from soft, warm, moist soil was so much easier than in climates with harder, drier soil that required irrigation.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Our writer untangles a mystery dug up by the turtle counters.
—Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025
Disney+ is digging up a familiar IP for its next original series.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Farming developed much later in tropical zones because digging up plants with tools from soft, warm, moist soil was so much easier than in climates with harder, drier soil that required irrigation.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Our writer untangles a mystery dug up by the turtle counters.
—Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025
Disney+ is digging up a familiar IP for its next original series.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig up
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The effort to find the right engine and tail rotor from the Black Hawk continues, the agency said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
7 Feb. 2025
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After two and four months the researchers checked back in and found evidence of successful teeth growth in around 50% of the pigs.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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Click here to learn more about how to help the victims of the L.A. fires.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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While offenses have learned to use every second, defenses are also taking advantage of the extra time, primarily through duplicitous presentations and audibles in response to offensive calls.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Graebner and Freeland declined to comment on why Strader’s arrest was not discovered in the vetting process.—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Much to the amazement of the local populace, the eggs kept popping out—until it was discovered that the owner was writing the words and reinserting the eggs into the hapless hen’s cloaca.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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This comes as a think tank has recommended the U.S. should improve its ability to strike Chinese forces in order to protect its airfields located in the Western Pacific Ocean.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The ship was located by Thompson and his team more than 7,000 feet below the surface.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Efforts to dig out the driver and remove sediment have failed, and a drone sent into the hole also made no progress.—
Amir Daftari,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports and crippling roadways.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Both Arsenal and Manchester City got the job done in the Champions League in midweek with Arsenal securing automatic progress while City scraped their way through to the play-off places.—
Darren Richman,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Chicago Sky just got bigger — and a whole lot better from behind the arc — in the first official day of WNBA free agency.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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