as in found
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 dug up
Social media sleuths had already dug up wild comments from Russini about Vrabel and her husband before Vrabel’s decision to step away on Wednesday, but the additional posts that were found appeared to be too much for Russini.
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Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Unlike parks or residential lawns, cemeteries are rarely dug up, tilled or redeveloped — which means the soil remains stable year after year.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Those sites were later eliminated as the cause, but DRMS dug up the burning remains of those coal mines, treated them, and reburied them.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Mowing over the seedlings of invasive trees will encourage growth; they must be pulled or dug up by the roots.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Apr. 2026
Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the stone piece was believed to be some kind of board game – but obviously no rulebook was dug up to confirm this.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Many remains never were found, and a couple of years ago, workers in the adjacent Denver Botanical Gardens dug up an arm bone.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The road was dug up as part of pre-monsoon preparations undertaken by the city’s municipal authorities.
—Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The remains being reburied were dug up between 1868 and 1924 and donated to the Hunterian museum at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
—Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Unlike parks or residential lawns, cemeteries are rarely dug up, tilled or redeveloped — which means the soil remains stable year after year.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Those sites were later eliminated as the cause, but DRMS dug up the burning remains of those coal mines, treated them, and reburied them.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Mowing over the seedlings of invasive trees will encourage growth; they must be pulled or dug up by the roots.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Apr. 2026
Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the stone piece was believed to be some kind of board game – but obviously no rulebook was dug up to confirm this.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Many remains never were found, and a couple of years ago, workers in the adjacent Denver Botanical Gardens dug up an arm bone.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The road was dug up as part of pre-monsoon preparations undertaken by the city’s municipal authorities.
—Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The remains being reburied were dug up between 1868 and 1924 and donated to the Hunterian museum at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
—Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dug up
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Carter also co-founded a non-profit in his community called The Local Voice, which aided women fighting breast cancer.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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The story of the site, which was subsequently bought by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in 2005, is told in MySpace, a documentary directed by Tommy Avallone and produced by Gunpowder & Sky, the company founded by former MTV boss Van Toffler.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Participants learned the locations of fifty objects; each was associated with a distinct noise.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Investigators later learned Hissom and her male passenger, who was wounded, were caught in a crossfire as a group of four or five men grabbed weapons from a vehicle and began firing at each other.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Buckingham Palace announced in February 2024 that Charles had a form of cancer, discovered after a corrective procedure for an enlarged prostate.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Kermalli said patients who recently discovered a tick and are presenting symptoms can have their blood tested with results delivered in about an hour.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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The interiors also flip the script, with all the guest cabins located on the main deck rather than the lower deck, as is the norm.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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Officials later clarified that a meth lab was never located inside Wells Hall.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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