as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Recent Examples of digging up
On the other hand, skunks forage for their favorite food, beetle grubs, by digging in the dirt, as in, digging up your yard.
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Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
1 July 2026
Heavy equipment crews were digging up rip-rap boulders from under the sand to use in the operation.
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John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Options open to the MCC include developing ‘drop-in’ pitches, grown and nurtured elsewhere on the Lord’s site before being moved in trays to the middle, or digging up a pitch entirely.
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Paul Newman,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Veska’s job digging up the past literalizes the arc of her character during this stay in Matochina.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
Here’s how to discourage them from digging up your lawn and garden.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
At the request of the DA’s office, this week investigators with the FBI and local law enforcement agencies have been digging up the backyard at the home where Noel lived with his family in the 3700 block of Wisteria Drive in Everman.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Koether suggests digging up a mature plant and splitting it into thirds using a shovel.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
The opposite approach is called solarization, which entails digging up an invasive plant species and then leaving out in the sun for weeks to complete dry out before disposing of it.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
1 July 2026
Heavy equipment crews were digging up rip-rap boulders from under the sand to use in the operation.
—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Options open to the MCC include developing ‘drop-in’ pitches, grown and nurtured elsewhere on the Lord’s site before being moved in trays to the middle, or digging up a pitch entirely.
—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Veska’s job digging up the past literalizes the arc of her character during this stay in Matochina.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
Here’s how to discourage them from digging up your lawn and garden.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
At the request of the DA’s office, this week investigators with the FBI and local law enforcement agencies have been digging up the backyard at the home where Noel lived with his family in the 3700 block of Wisteria Drive in Everman.
—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Koether suggests digging up a mature plant and splitting it into thirds using a shovel.
—
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
The opposite approach is called solarization, which entails digging up an invasive plant species and then leaving out in the sun for weeks to complete dry out before disposing of it.
—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digging up
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More than a week after the disaster, search-and-rescue operations remain active, though hopes of finding additional survivors are rapidly fading.
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The family pursued legal action after finding that their pool was not built according to code, and put the settlement money toward founding a water safety nonprofit, The Zac Foundation.
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After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.
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Doctors suspected rabies after learning the boy had direct contact with a bat weeks earlier.
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Officials have not reported discovering caches containing cash, gold or weapons and have not publicly commented on the broader allegations.
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The findings also demonstrate the incredible observing power of the JWST and how the $10 billion space telescope is still discovering things no other instrument can.
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The utility said around noon that crews are in the process of locating valves to get water pumping again, but repairs might take 12-16 hours.
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Friends who tried locating Chase were said to have been concerned about her living situation in recent years.
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With the news that Assad had fled the country came the hope of finding out their fates.
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What was your reaction to finding out that your character was going to die like that?
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, digging out my old Rod Brind'Amour Flyers jersey and congratulating the coach on his team's Stanley Cup Finals win.
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Ahead of the finish, Vegas continued its second-period dominance in the series, digging out of a 3-1 hole and making a bit of history in the process; for the first time in Stanley Cup Final history, four games have featured a team rallying from a multi-goal deficit to at least tie the game.
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Kaishu Sano stole a pass in the middle of the field and then did the rest, running down the middle of the pitch before burying a right-footed strike into the left side of the goal, his first score in international play.
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Have fun walking up and running down the dunes with your pup, but be mindful of the heat and elevation to avoid overdoing it.
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Farmer, who had a right forearm strain, went 2-for-20 with a home run at Columbus while getting reps at catcher.
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Reaching such a stage would be the third World Cup final in succession for France, after getting their hands on the trophy in 2018 and losing to Argentina last time around.
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“Digging up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digging%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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