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as in canoe
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as in bunker
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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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as in exited
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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Recent Examples of dugout
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Garcia was headed to the dugout after the ninth pitch, satisfied that his sweeper had caught the top of the strike zone and struck Suarez out.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
While in the dugout, the heated veteran pitcher took a spill down the steps to the clubhouse.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Though the manager has a contract until June 30, 2026, he is being linked to the vacant Brazil national team head coach role while there are also rumors that Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso will replace him in the Bernabeu dugout.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article 2 min The Colorado Rockies became the second team within a week to make a change in the dugout amid an abysmal start to the 2025 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Garcia was headed to the dugout after the ninth pitch, satisfied that his sweeper had caught the top of the strike zone and struck Suarez out.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
While in the dugout, the heated veteran pitcher took a spill down the steps to the clubhouse.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Though the manager has a contract until June 30, 2026, he is being linked to the vacant Brazil national team head coach role while there are also rumors that Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso will replace him in the Bernabeu dugout.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
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Fishing and Whitewater River Trips Many people don’t realize that our big rivers are a form of public lands, which is why the public gets to canoe, raft, tube, and fish on them.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Guests enjoy 100 feet of lakeshore (including a private dock with use of canoe, kayak, and fishing poles), plus an outdoor deck with a grill for atmospheric barbecues.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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Since the last ceasefire had held since 2021 and peace had returned to the Kashmir valley, people had ignored their bunkers.—
Fahad Shah,
Christian Science Monitor,
5 May 2025
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Now, the Metropole offers two daily tours of the bunker to hotel guests at 5:00 and 6:00 p.m.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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Merlin founded the Perpetual Path Foundation, whose goal is to create quality financial education content for students.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The program was founded by Mary Jane Hender, a reading specialist with a doctorate in education, and the Rev. Gordon Butcher, a Presbyterian minister and reading activist.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Mitchell exited the game against Mississippi State on Thursday with a knee injury, and Gates decided to sit him against the Gators.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Norman Fell and Audra Lindley also exited one season earlier for failed spinoff The Ropers and was replaced by Don Knotts as Ralph Furley, the new landlord.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Our first glimpse of the low-lying island, roughly 500 miles south of Cairo, is of a fisherman balancing skillfully atop his rowboat in the bulrushes.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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The pair added their wishes to the wall and then headed out on a rowboat together.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Will this move prompt some to raise their heads above the parapet?—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Architectural elevation plans show the buildings would be constructed of pre-cast concrete and pre-finished metal and aluminum composite panels, among other materials, and stand up to 120 feet tall, not including an additional maximum parapet height of 20 feet.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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As a player, Clark learned from some of the best minds in the sport.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Neither of them had any real experience in designing a landscape, but Laura had joined the Chula Vista Garden Club and learned about plants, especially succulents.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The family departed Westchester County Airport on Saturday morning.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The plane departed from Dallas-Forth Worth.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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