digging (into)

verb

present participle of dig (into)
as in looking (into)
to search through or into we anxiously dug into the old records that we found in the 19th-century house that we were restoring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for digging (into)
  1. exploring
  2. investigating
  3. examining
Verb
  • The company is exploring strategies that emphasize domestic manufacturing and supply chain resilience, reflecting a growing focus on reducing dependency on complex global cold-chain networks.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Arsenia envisions a yearlong series of programs recognizing Black architects, scientists, musicians and artists while exploring the people whose contributions helped build both Greenwood Baptist Church and the city around it.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
Definition of exploring
Verb
  • The Grand Prairie Police Department is investigating a fatal crash in which a passenger vehicle hit a pedestrian.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • Two decades ago, a Dutch journalist named Teun van de Keuken was investigating slavery in the cocoa industry and realized the big manufacturers had promised to fix it and hadn't.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of investigating
Verb
  • Drill Tech-Obayashi alleges Yuba Water is steering that investigation away from examining its own operational decisions while focusing instead on the contractor’s work.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • The story reported that the victims had completed a safety course, while also examining state requirements and the large share of California boaters who had not.
    — Bryce Martin, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of examining
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