1
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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as in to move
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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Old newspaper clippings had been dug out of closets and passed around at recess like contraband, kids studying their class photos.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The hot meal is offered for free to anyone affected by the storm, first responders, and others helping the community dig out from the storm.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
The death toll stood at more than 200 people across the Southeast, with more missing, as cities and towns continue to dig out from the rubble.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Survivors are pitching in for each other, bringing food and water, helping dig out and cut up knocked down trees.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The hot meal is offered for free to anyone affected by the storm, first responders, and others helping the community dig out from the storm.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
The death toll stood at more than 200 people across the Southeast, with more missing, as cities and towns continue to dig out from the rubble.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Survivors are pitching in for each other, bringing food and water, helping dig out and cut up knocked down trees.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Several labor leaders also applauded the move, saying that members have struggled to find employment and some have been forced to move away.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
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The connection, of course, is that his wife Wanda’s body was (allegedly) found at the beginning of his show, and the series involves his son Billy attempting to locate his brother Tommy through the Witches Road.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The 8-0 Tigers, having defeated the defending national champions from Harding in the seventh game of the season, had moved up to No. 3 in the country in the American Football Coaches Association's NCAA Division II poll.Rex Nelson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The hearing Monday took place after Foglietta paused the case Thursday while Musk tried to move the lawsuit to federal court, but the federal judge denied the billionaire’s request on Friday, allowing the litigation to move forward in Philadelphia.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In nearby Pinal County Historical Museum, 715 S. Main St., visitors can wander past a room of lovely cactus furniture built in the 1930s, get the details on a famous gunfight and learn more about the state prison.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
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Through research, Davies learned a lot of the rooms were unused and nearly pristine.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024
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The officers tailing the Ford Focus watched as the driver waited at the parking lot of several banks before exiting the vehicle and entering the bank and then rushing back to the car and fleeing.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Stallone was announced last year as starring in the reboot but has since exited the project, as has previously announced director Ric Roman Waugh.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Likewise, the data scientist discovered that when one contestant pulls far ahead on PredictIt, the odds swing way too abruptly their favor.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Our trio discovers their doorman’s lifeless body in the courtyard not long after the introduction of another surprise guest star, Tea Leoni (Madam Secretary).Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Had Erik Ten Hag departed with a feeling of vindication after Manchester United's shock 2-1 win against bitter rivals Manchester City in May's FA Cup final, both sides could have parted ways with heads held high.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The trip will depart Miami for Seattle on April 23, 2026.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
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According to Jessica Whitley, the founder of Jessica Whitley Studio and owner/creative director of Rivet House Hotel, both located in Athens, Georgia, dark and muddy browns aren't a great choice for home exteriors.Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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The bar said Corder was near Wiggle Room, another bar located at 2988 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., when she was struck.Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Hot Boys, Birdman and Mannie Fresh all got together for the first time to rehearse on Halloween and practiced the show Friday and early Saturday as well.Shaheem Reid, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Curves on Surfaces The mystery confronting them was how to get the amplitudes that would usually come from the more intricate space-time trajectories, those with numerous splittings and mergings.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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