as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
I've been dredging my memory bank, and I simply can't remember her name
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Recent Examples of dredge
Those included the riverwalk, a parking deck, dredging the river and constructing a canoe chute, putting in fountains, decorative pavers, landscaping and streetlights.
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Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
The wetlands surrounding Toronto’s waterfront had been dredged and filled.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
The Marina District of San Francisco, built on an artificial landfill made partly from mud dredged from the bay, suffered severe damage because of the weak sediment below.
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Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
These are fast disappearing, however, as humans drain them for development, dredge canals in them for the oil and gas industry and construct river levees, depriving them of the sediments that stop them being submerged.
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Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
The wetlands surrounding Toronto’s waterfront had been dredged and filled.
—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
The Marina District of San Francisco, built on an artificial landfill made partly from mud dredged from the bay, suffered severe damage because of the weak sediment below.
—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
These are fast disappearing, however, as humans drain them for development, dredge canals in them for the oil and gas industry and construct river levees, depriving them of the sediments that stop them being submerged.
—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dredge
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Prosecutors argued during the hearing that the murders were premeditated, as a cup that was in front of Benning in a photo was missing when police searched the scene.
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Kamran said rescuers were searching through the rubble after receiving reports that more children could be trapped beneath the debris.
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But the authors rake the details into a towering pile and, in the context of contingency planning, set them on fire.
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Yesterday’s man James Rodrgieuz showed there is still some light in the evening by adopting a hybrid role; dropping into the right-back slot while in possession to rake crossfield balls towards Diaz and left-back Johan Mojica.
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Rescuers have been combing through the rubble of the hotel in a desperate attempt to save any survivors.
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New York City investigators combed through an empty Queens school building Tuesday after human remains were found inside its chimney, police said.
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Ease off the accelerator - Step off the gas to slow down the vehicle until the tires find traction.
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His attorneys contend the containers found on Pino’s boat were collected from other friends’ vessels partying with them on the sandbar that day.
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Of the 91 microchips, Honsal said 85 were scanned from the intact canine remains, and six were found in loose soil.
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Others may step in when a package jams, a label fails to scan or a pallet needs human attention.
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“Dredge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredge. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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