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Recent Examples of digger
Many solitary wasps dig nesting chambers in sandy soils, like the cicada killer and the great golden digger wasps.
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Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Though the role required sacrificing vanity, when Catherine's father (Ralph Richardson) destroys her chances to marry a gold-digger (Montgomery Clift), the double betrayal transforms the shy woman into an iron maiden.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Beyond the record bins, the event includes a full lineup of local and nationally known vinyl DJs, headlined by legendary producer and crate-digger Diamond D.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
As one of the men operated the mechanical digger, the other stood by with the wheelbarrow, into which his co-worker dumped an occasional load of earth mixed with stones, to go on a refuse heap in a corner of the cemetery.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The hydrogen digger’s deployment follows earlier trials at Gallagher’s Hermitage Quarry in Kent.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Grab your bulb digger and set out these fabulous flowering bulbs for show-stopping spring blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Though the role required sacrificing vanity, when Catherine's father (Ralph Richardson) destroys her chances to marry a gold-digger (Montgomery Clift), the double betrayal transforms the shy woman into an iron maiden.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Beyond the record bins, the event includes a full lineup of local and nationally known vinyl DJs, headlined by legendary producer and crate-digger Diamond D.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
As one of the men operated the mechanical digger, the other stood by with the wheelbarrow, into which his co-worker dumped an occasional load of earth mixed with stones, to go on a refuse heap in a corner of the cemetery.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The hydrogen digger’s deployment follows earlier trials at Gallagher’s Hermitage Quarry in Kent.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Grab your bulb digger and set out these fabulous flowering bulbs for show-stopping spring blooms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digger
Noun
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Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, Leo has named a former Swiss Guard lieutenant, Anton Kappler, to serve as a second administrative aide in his office, alongside the former gendarme Piergiorgio Zanetti.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There, like a knight in a castle armory, you will be agog at the choices.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
9 May 2026
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In later life, Richard was honored as Lord Attenborough, and David became a knight of the realm.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Some draftees have an immediate impact—this year’s Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks, started two key players who were drafted last spring—but the process is mainly a means of incremental, long-term improvement.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The game’s newest major champion represents a refreshing and unchanging sense of self, bred by memories like those back in Wolverhampton, England.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The veterans were essentially reclamation projects.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Built in the 17th century under King Louis XIV, the National Institution of Invalides houses dozens of residents — among them military veterans, Holocaust survivors and civilian victims of conflicts and attacks who receive long-term, medically supervised care.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The Israeli military said explosive drones launched by Hezbollah had fallen within Israeli territory, and one Israeli reservist soldier had been severely injured.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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One network of seven suspects reportedly received about $300,000, while an Iron Dome reservist was allegedly paid $1,000 — and in some cases, even less.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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In a Vanity Fair interview, Kiffin tried explaining why LSU is easier to recruit to than Ole Miss, essentially saying some Black recruits and their families didn’t want to play in Oxford because of the school’s racial history.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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As the top driver at his regional French shipping company, Étienne always delivers on schedule and serves as a role model for new recruits, including the unruly if endearing Jordan (Armindo Alves de Sa), who’s only starting to learn the ropes.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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About two-thirds of the growth in the state’s Medi-Cal spending was driven by higher costs per enrollee, not by adding more people to the program, the analysts found.—
Andrew Graham
April 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Womack was the only early enrollee on the team last season, seeing 104 snaps as a true freshman.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Digger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digger. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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