DUG (THROUGH) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

dug (through)

verb

Definition of dug (through)

past tense of dig (through)

as in searched

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something I roughly dug through the closet looking for my shoes

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Rescue workers searched the wreckage through the day for survivors and bodies.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
The area of Ice Mountain and other nearby peaks were heavily searched by aircraft, including multiple drones and helicopters, as well as aircraft with infrared technology.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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The members’ primary responsibility is to count ballots that were not scanned, which includes mail-in ballots, provisional ballots or if a scanner was down at a voting site, Campolo said.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
The original 16 mm A/B-rolls were scanned at 4K and restored by BB Optics.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

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The company was founded by Kush Agarwal and Arvin Singh, who have backgrounds in aerospace engineering and aircraft development at the University of California, Los Angeles.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Jacob Bickelhaupt co-founded the now-shuttered Konro restaurant in West Palm Beach, where his ex-wife was a partner.

— Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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