as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
I've been dredging my memory bank, and I simply can't remember her name
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Recent Examples of dredge
The city is trying to find a close source of sand that could be dredged to help build up its eroded beaches.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 May 2025
When the city aggressively dredged the bay in the 1960s, the landfill was covered by layers of material that had been dredged, the study said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The Infamous Oakmont Rakes—And A Lesson In Player Power
Oakmont’s original bunkers were filled with coarse, rocky sand dredged from the nearby Allegheny River.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Their inquiries revealed that the trucks carried winter storm sediment dredged from catch basins that were quickly inundated with runoff in and around fire-scarred Altadena.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 May 2025
When the city aggressively dredged the bay in the 1960s, the landfill was covered by layers of material that had been dredged, the study said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The Infamous Oakmont Rakes—And A Lesson In Player Power
Oakmont’s original bunkers were filled with coarse, rocky sand dredged from the nearby Allegheny River.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Their inquiries revealed that the trucks carried winter storm sediment dredged from catch basins that were quickly inundated with runoff in and around fire-scarred Altadena.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dredge
Verb
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Around 24 rescuers and a drone team searched until 2 a.m. on Thursday, July 17.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Tom then searches for incriminating files which are, naturally, encrypted.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
19 July 2025
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Opposing hitters are raking at .380 at sea level, versus .332 in the shadow of those mountain peaks.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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When seeding bare areas or reseeding, cover the seed with a very thin layer of soil, approximately 1/8 inch thick, by gently raking the area after spreading seeds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 June 2025
Verb
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No Mongolian goats had ever had their bellies combed in its creation.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Lutnick was carrying around a physical prototype of the Trump Card, and combing through the sign-up list to see who was interested.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Determined to find a way to make his first feature-length movie, Zhou took a multi-tiered approach to securing financing.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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As Cincinnati city leaders consider new ways to enforce the curfew for youth who stay out too late, an Enquirer review of data found police across Hamilton County have been steadily filing fewer curfew violations over the past 25 years.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Most brands have little to no mechanism to scan for anecdotes and outliers.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Some all-in-one printers can also scan for digital copies or make photocopies while also printing normally.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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“Dredge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredge. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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