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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According to Rogerson and Barden, the truck was found with its windows broken.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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But Chelsea improved their press to force the champions to build out on their left flank, resulting in passes played over the top to find Gvardiol, who was their most potent attacking threat, with limited success.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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He’s become more aggressive on the ball as well, learning when to make a play when a guy is going into a scoring move or his back is turned.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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But her happy story quickly took a turn as the world learned more about her controversial journey to motherhood.—
Janine Rubenstein,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nearly four years after Gabby Petito’s remains were discovered in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest, Netflix is set to release a new docuseries into the shocking murder of the #vanlife vlogger by her then-fiancé, Brian Laundrie.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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This refuge provided temporary shelter until it was discovered in 1942.—
Natalia Romik / Madę by History,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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The site is located in a wet, humid corner of Mexico about 90 minutes by car from Villahermosa.—
John Newton,
AFAR Media,
24 Jan. 2025
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Riviera, one of the more prestigious courses of the tour season, is located in the Palisades not far from the devastation of the fires.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement The fairy tale version of this is that the men napped beneath an oak tree, where Lopez dreamed of gold and then woke up and dug out the magic onions.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Loading your audio article Clear skies, cold temperatures and gusty winds will greet residents Wednesday throughout the Baltimore region as the area continues to dig out from heavy snows that fell earlier this week.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2025
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He’s got quite a fastball and has some creativity to him.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The more viewers get their news from apps, the harder television producers have to shake those keys.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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