dredging

verb

Definition of dredgingnext
present participle of dredge
as in searching
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something I've been dredging my memory bank, and I simply can't remember her name

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  1. searching
  2. surveying
  3. raking
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  • Soto watched as a group of men wearing wetsuits, masks and snorkels swam in Wooley Creek, a tributary of the Salmon River, searching in the clear water for juvenile chinook and coho salmon.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Rams are searching for answers.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of searching
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  • Three Core Areas of Interrelated New Risks Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers should begin surveying and gaining more understanding of the new landscape of cybersecurity risks that AI will bring to their worlds.
    Max Cheng, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • About 200 miles north in the Carolinas, Biden was also surveying the storm’s aftermath.
    Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of surveying
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  • Between raking leaves, aerating your lawn, adding grass seed, and more, fall is one of the busiest and most important seasons for maintaining your yard.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Besides the pitching edge, the Dodgers’ hitters are raking, with two home runs from Andy Pages and another long ball from Mookie Betts, nine hits and a brief shortening of a 10-2 deficit.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of raking
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