dredge (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dredge (up)
Verb
  • That lab found trace amounts of the cocaine metabolite, norcocaine.
    Laura A. Bischoff, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • McNeeley gave UConn its first lead since the score was 2-0 with a pair of free throws, and Ball found Reed again for a two-handed slam that put the Huskies up four with 1:11 to go.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Nolan, who was traveling with his parents and younger brother, later learned his flight had been canceled after being pushed back multiple times.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Just takes a smartphone, curiosity to experiment and a mindset to learn.
    Bluesky Social, Bluesky Social, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Israeli media reported there had been explosions on three empty buses in parking lots in Bat Yam, a suburb close to Tel Aviv, while bombs were discovered and disabled on two other buses.
    Alexander Cornwell, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The song has been in heavy rotation on classic rock radio for decades, and it was discovered by a new generation in 1996 when Seal covered it on the Space Jam soundtrack.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The region is located within Mare Crisium, a 300-mile-wide basin in the northeast quadrant of the moon's near side, that is believed to have been created by early volcanic eruptions and flooded with basaltic lava more than 3 billion years ago.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The specimens were located on the banks of the Chel River in the town of Kalimpong in West Bengal after researchers caught wind that it was being consumed by a local tribe, the paper states.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • His efforts to foster ties with Trump have prompted many Democrats to speculate that Adams was trying to get the president to pardon him or otherwise quash his prosecution.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation would get $3.4 million in funding for 22 new positions, including seven new intelligence analysts, a new aviation crew and two victim service workers.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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