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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
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
As Giménez began discussing the potential hit by pitch with Little, Schneider emerged from the dugout to join the conversation that Apple TV+ microphones picked up.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Before shaking hands with teammates in the dugout, Chisholm pointed at Boone and performed the same step routine his manager did an inning before.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Merrill has made a regular habit out of staying in the dugout for the entire exhibition game, even when his day is done.
—Jack Vita, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Padres’ intense new pitcher stalked around the mound and the infield grass and to and from the dugout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
As Giménez began discussing the potential hit by pitch with Little, Schneider emerged from the dugout to join the conversation that Apple TV+ microphones picked up.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Before shaking hands with teammates in the dugout, Chisholm pointed at Boone and performed the same step routine his manager did an inning before.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Merrill has made a regular habit out of staying in the dugout for the entire exhibition game, even when his day is done.
—Jack Vita, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
Noun
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Firefighters also returned to the water to get the canoe.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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From there, the canoe will continue its circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean, which began in Alaska in June 2023.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Take the Viktor Hovland route — second shot into the back bunker for bogey — and see chances for a Sunday triumph dwindle.—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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Several European nations have been offering sobering guidance in recent months – envisioning garages and subway stations transformed into bunkers and promoting psychological resilience.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Junior Invitational, founded in 2011, features 36 boys and 24 girls competing.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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This particular narrative arc started in 2014, when Markle founded her lifestyle blog The Tig.—
Alanna Bennett,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 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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Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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Spend your solo sojourn in the French countryside luxuriating in the property’s 80 acres, ideal for an afternoon picnic and a spin around the private lake on the château’s rowboat.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The fire caused damage to the parapet wall along the northbound portion.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
22 Dec. 2024
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The castle’s stately facade has been maintained throughout the centuries with masons carefully restoring its chimneys, turrets, and parapet roofs, in addition to a 15th-century stone carriage bridge.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2024
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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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Hobbs quietly departed the courthouse, hopped in a car with her husband and started her journey back home to Alabama as soon as the verdict was read.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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