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as in canoe
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as in bunker
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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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as in exited
to leave a place often for another
without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning
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Recent Examples of dugout
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Lemon was alone in the Yankee dugout, an hour or so after the loss to the Indians, considering his options, when Guidry went and found him.
—Mike Lupica, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer Bob Uecker stands in the dugout prior to the game between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on April 3, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
—CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
None of those players is still with the Sox as pitchers and catchers prepare to report for spring training Wednesday at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.
There are also changes in the dugout, most notably Will Venable as the new manager for a team coming off a modern-day MLB record 121 losses.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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World Series rings will be handed out out to the players March 28, also against the Tigers, which is convenient for Jack Flaherty, who just signed with Detroit and can just walk over from the visiting dugout to pick up his ring.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Lemon was alone in the Yankee dugout, an hour or so after the loss to the Indians, considering his options, when Guidry went and found him.
—Mike Lupica, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer Bob Uecker stands in the dugout prior to the game between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on April 3, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
—CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025
None of those players is still with the Sox as pitchers and catchers prepare to report for spring training Wednesday at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.
There are also changes in the dugout, most notably Will Venable as the new manager for a team coming off a modern-day MLB record 121 losses.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
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Officials did not specify the age of the canoe or its specific type.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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Another photo shows the firefighters on their stomachs, with one person breaking through the ice and the other gripping the side of the canoe.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
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Instead of capitalizing on the opportunity, Potgieter’s attempt to reach the par-5 18th hole in two left him short of the green, in a bunker.—
Gabby Herzig,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Produced by Disney’s 20th Television, the political thriller is set in the serene community of Paradise inhabited by some of the world’s most prominent individuals who — spoiler alert — are among the 25,000 residents living in a bunker following an apocalyptic event.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Lamm, 43, had previously founded or cofounded five companies, each of which was ultimately acquired.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Nikola was founded in 2015 and went public in 2020, one year before selling its first electric vehicle.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Despite this, the number of animals in shelters remains high—in the first half of 2024, 322,000 more pets entered shelters than exited them.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Our emphasis on clear succession planning ensured smooth transitions when leaders moved roles or exited.—
Padmakumar Nair,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The two end their day with a romantic ride in a rowboat, which Grant has no clue how to operate.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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After that, the cast headed out on their first mission, which required them to paddle a rowboat around the loch and capture a maximum of $40,000 while leaving two contestants at each of the five pontoons along the way, which also left them vulnerable to be the first one murdered.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Then, as the credits sequence continues through the creative team, things get more ominous: Monkeys assemble together, climbing the parapets, even as someone tries to hold them off (?) with a spider.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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And to allay the fears of brownstone-dwellers: A cornice is not a parapet, so most brownstones don’t actually have parapets.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
9 Oct. 2024
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Half of them learned the language in the morning and returned in the evening to have their memory tested.—
Maureen Mackey,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Half the participants learned the language in the morning — the other half learned it in the evening, then slept on it.—
Maureen Mackey,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Multiple other execs in the C-suite departed in the time since, most recently president and chief operating officer Chris Ruble, who was terminated in December.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2025
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One surprisingly active club has been the Athletics, who have departed Oakland and will play their home games in Sacramento in the near term.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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