dig for

verb

dug for; digging for; digs for
: to search for (something) by digging
miners digging for coal
—often used figuratively
The police have been digging for clues to help solve this murder.

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Broncos players will be in their new locker room and digs for training camp next month. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 June 2026 These are important tools used for both feeding and building their dens and digging for other menu items such as mice, gophers, voles and shrews. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 Both his great-grandmother and his grandmother, who co-wrote the screenplay, were child laborers once compelled to dig for ore in the desert. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 June 2026 The city began digging for the project – that's why the Plaisance is a little bit lower than street level to this day – but the money ran out and the project was halted. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dig for

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“Dig for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20for. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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