dig out
verbDefinition of dig out
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dig out
Synonyms
ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up
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Thanks to donors’ generosity, Oase said, the nonprofit is no longer digging out of a hole. — oregonlive.com, "After a year of close calls, last-minute bailouts, Special Olympics of Oregon survives financial crisis," 7 July 2019 Additionally, Berk and Do are digging out the hill that the front of the house sits on to make space for a new two-car garage, a gym and a pool with glass walls, which the steps of the entryway will go under. — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com, "Queer Eye's Bobby Berk Opens Up About His L.A. Home Renovation, Says Kids Are Part of '5-Year Plan'," 5 June 2019 Stournaras laid out how the country can dig out from its darkest decade in modern times. — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, "Greece’s Daunting Challenge: “Hundreds of Thousands of Talented People Have Left”," 30 July 2019 Cars will be ordered off the street and traffic signals will be swung out of the way when a nearly 100-year-old house is dug out of the ground, cranked up onto a flatbed and rolled to a new spot in Pompano Beach early next year. — Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, "How a nearly 100-year-old house will be saved by moving it across town," 26 July 2019 Pitulko and his team have been excavating that riverbank for over a decade, digging out a site almost the size of a football field. — Jordan Wilkerson, Dallas News, "At 31,000 years old, two children's teeth and their ancient DNA unravel mystery of human migration," 9 July 2019 Between 2013 and 2017, most of the creek system downstream was dug out and restored to as close as possible to its natural condition. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "On the edge of SF’s Presidio, restoring a watershed will benefit nature and humans," 5 Aug. 2019 Then dig out 4 to 5 inches in depth and add potting soil and compost along with a small amount of all-purpose fertilizer (check the directions and cut the amount in half). — oregonlive.com, "Thinking of planting strawberries in straw bales? Ask an Expert," 27 July 2019 Halep dug out from 15-30 at 0-1, then broke for 3-2 when Williams put a backhand long. — Ravi Ubha, CNN, "Flawless Simona Halep beats Serena Williams to win first Wimbledon," 13 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dig out.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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