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Recent Examples of dig in
This ugliest of sports divorces appears irreparable now because hurt and pride are involved and because Butler and Riley are alpha males who have dug in deep and won’t blink.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Just about every Republican group was dug in against a more protectionist posture on trade: the Wall Street Journal editorial page, the Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
Schumer was worried Biden would feel cornered and dig in even more.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
The result is a restrained, fitfully compelling character portrait of a former priest turned archaeologist (Stellan Skarsgård, excellent) who discovers a young boy possessed by the devil on a dig in the Turkana region of British Kenya.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Just about every Republican group was dug in against a more protectionist posture on trade: the Wall Street Journal editorial page, the Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
Schumer was worried Biden would feel cornered and dig in even more.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
The result is a restrained, fitfully compelling character portrait of a former priest turned archaeologist (Stellan Skarsgård, excellent) who discovers a young boy possessed by the devil on a dig in the Turkana region of British Kenya.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dig in
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What would stop us, for example from performing the equivalent of a baseball player nonchalantly flipping his bat 10 feet into the air after belting a home run or a basketball player slamming a dunk and hanging on the rim to crank out some pull-ups?—
Bob Brody,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The chalkboard stands alone as a creative outlet (a chalkboard stand adds extra stability) or hangs on the wall.—
Chaunie Brusie, RN,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2025
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The dogs died on the side of the road or were found curled up near people's houses, according to Indianapolis' WISH-TV.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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There is a waterproof lineup for wearing in the snow, and warm fuzzy slippers for curling up by the fire.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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The instrumentation stayed true to the alt-rock sound, with distorted guitars and driving drums keeping up the pace.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
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Even though the driver pay standard kept up with inflation from 2019-24, Uber claims that rising driver pay bumps cause passenger fares to rise.—
James A. Parrott,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Three generations later, their grandchildren are carrying on that legacy.—
Melissa Adan,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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There’s potential — through Tranquill — for her husband’s legacy to carry on.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Dig in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20in. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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