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as in canoe
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as in bunker
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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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as in exited
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 dugout
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
There are cameras located there that broadcast a feed to the dugouts and parts of the press box.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Bonds invited Holman into the dugout at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Manager Carlos Mendoza leapt from the dugout and signaled to the bullpen for Kranick, sending Peterson to get checked out by doctors.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The worst is that the dugouts are so far from the clubhouse.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
There are cameras located there that broadcast a feed to the dugouts and parts of the press box.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Bonds invited Holman into the dugout at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Manager Carlos Mendoza leapt from the dugout and signaled to the bullpen for Kranick, sending Peterson to get checked out by doctors.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
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How to visit Visitors should spend the night, either at one of the park’s many campgrounds (some drive-in, some backcountry, and many only accessible by canoe) or on the water in a houseboat (permit required).—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
14 Apr. 2025
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And so Africans developed what are known as surf canoes to get from the beach to the coastal fisheries, to get to shipping lanes.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
5 Mar. 2025
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At the tunnel’s exit point near San Jacinto, the only visible signs of the infrastructure are several concrete structures resembling bunkers.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Current regulations require bunkers to be crisis-ready in less than five days.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
The Dial,
24 Apr. 2025
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For those unfamiliar, the brand was founded in Texas in the 1980s and remained on the scene until the death of its founder, Jim Autry, in 2009.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s attempt to undermine Harvard’s independence is probably the biggest shock the university has faced since Harvard College was founded, in 1636; shortly after its establishment, the school received a transformative deathbed bequest from the Puritan John Harvard.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Mitchell exited the game against Mississippi State on Thursday with a knee injury, and Gates decided to sit him against the Gators.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Norman Fell and Audra Lindley also exited one season earlier for failed spinoff The Ropers and was replaced by Don Knotts as Ralph Furley, the new landlord.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Nearby, rowboats glide across the main lake, a scene seemingly unchanged for generations.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 Apr. 2025
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Rent a rowboat or canoe to angle for catfish and bass on the 12-acre lake, or kayak on the Dan River.—
Casey Barber,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2025
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The fire caused damage to the parapet wall along the northbound portion.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
22 Dec. 2024
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The castle’s stately facade has been maintained throughout the centuries with masons carefully restoring its chimneys, turrets, and parapet roofs, in addition to a 15th-century stone carriage bridge.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2024
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As a player, Clark learned from some of the best minds in the sport.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Investigators subpoenaed the tracking company and learned the tracker was tied to Kochopolous.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The family departed Westchester County Airport on Saturday morning.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The plane departed from Dallas-Forth Worth.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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