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
Here’s how to manage raccoons Rodents Many different types of rodents may be digging up your yard, including squirrels, chipmunks, and even rats.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
The Kohler Company plans to build a luxury golf course on its property along Lake Michigan, but some residents are concerned about ancient Indigenous burial sites being disturbed and dug up there.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
The palace wasn’t completely protected from the elements — after people left, the structures deteriorated from wind, and water for more than half a millennium until settlers noticed it in the 1880s and began to dig up — and sometimes used dynamite — the ruins in search of treasure.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
According to Variety, Gein — who was from Wisconsin — became popular in the 1950s after he was found to have killed multiple people and dug up graves near his home.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
The Kohler Company plans to build a luxury golf course on its property along Lake Michigan, but some residents are concerned about ancient Indigenous burial sites being disturbed and dug up there.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
The palace wasn’t completely protected from the elements — after people left, the structures deteriorated from wind, and water for more than half a millennium until settlers noticed it in the 1880s and began to dig up — and sometimes used dynamite — the ruins in search of treasure.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
According to Variety, Gein — who was from Wisconsin — became popular in the 1950s after he was found to have killed multiple people and dug up graves near his home.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The work of art is not a miraculously healing, autonomous object that finds its counterpoint in an awed and newly invigorated individual viewer.Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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The residue leaves a film that attracts grime, can conflict with other cleaning products to form dangerous fumes and find its way into your food.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
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Detectives also scoured the subway system looking for video to learn where and when Kawam stepped onto the F train, officials said.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 Dec. 2024
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In November 2023, the Queens DA's Cold Case Unit and the New York Police Department reached out to a private laboratory to try to learn more about the victim.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
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While exploring his Snapchat account, the family discovered that Blaze had sent his address to someone.Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Looking through the current beta of the OneUI software that will debut with the S25 Ultra, the team at Android Authority has discovered new references pointing to car crash detection software.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ford’s headquarters is located in Dearborn, Michigan.Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
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This rooftop bar is located inside Hotel Indigo and promises stunning views of the fireworks at midnight.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Storms loom after record-breaking snow in Las Vegas, other cities The atmospheric river approaching the northern West Coast is set to arrive as residents in some areas were still digging out of record-breaking snowfall wrought by a winter storm last week.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
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But don't go digging out your hundred-year-old light bulbs from the closet just yet, there's still more work to be done.New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
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The video showed that the girl tried to get Witcher's attention to go to the bathroom but when Witcher finally checked on her two hours later, the child had urinated on herself, the document said.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
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Students can get Hulu with ads for $1.99 a month, and Hulu with no ads costs $17.99 a month.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20up. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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