as in searching
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 dredging
The agency is now encouraging ports to pay for the initial step in a process that includes studying, obtaining permits and dredging trade waterways.
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Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
Pound the chicken cutlets lightly to an even thickness before dredging to ensure uniform cooking and prevent dry edges.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
One of the reasons cited is the need for dredging the marina entrance to Lake Michigan.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
In the legend, Yu, a heroic figure, saved Chinese civilization from decades of devastating floods by dredging rivers and waterways.
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Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
Pickleball courts, golf course to remain open Plans for the project include dredging the lake, repairing the concrete and foundation at the dam, and replacing a culvert near Flatwoods Road Cove with a bridge.
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Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
The project would extend Osceola's slack-water harbor by 3,000 feet by dredging out 620,000 cubic yards of material.
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Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
The fact that Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story is shooting in the neighborhood is dredging everything back up again.
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Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
The changes a deepwater port could bring The Army Corps of Engineers this month issued a $400 million contract to begin the first phase of the port project, which will ultimately include dredging sediment from the ocean so bigger ships can dock.
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Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
Pound the chicken cutlets lightly to an even thickness before dredging to ensure uniform cooking and prevent dry edges.
—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
One of the reasons cited is the need for dredging the marina entrance to Lake Michigan.
—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
In the legend, Yu, a heroic figure, saved Chinese civilization from decades of devastating floods by dredging rivers and waterways.
—
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
Pickleball courts, golf course to remain open Plans for the project include dredging the lake, repairing the concrete and foundation at the dam, and replacing a culvert near Flatwoods Road Cove with a bridge.
—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
The project would extend Osceola's slack-water harbor by 3,000 feet by dredging out 620,000 cubic yards of material.
—
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
The fact that Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story is shooting in the neighborhood is dredging everything back up again.
—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
The changes a deepwater port could bring The Army Corps of Engineers this month issued a $400 million contract to begin the first phase of the port project, which will ultimately include dredging sediment from the ocean so bigger ships can dock.
—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dredging
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French and Monaco authorities are searching for the attacker, whose motive is under investigation, Monaco's most senior government official, Minister of State Christophe Mirmand, told reporters.
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For five days Oswadeliz Núñez Ramírez has been frantically searching for her son across hospitals in La Guaira and Caracas.
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Nashville — Steve Crook squints through the sun, scanning his surroundings with precision.
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And by passing footage to police rather than scanning them, Gabriel positions itself to avoid responsibility for the misidentifications that follow, says Pablo Nunes, director of the Center for Studies on Public Safety and Citizenship, a non-governmental organization based in Rio de Janeiro.
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While several days have passed and the thousands initially left without power after the storm have almost all had their electricity restored, NWS is still surveying the damage.
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As residents of parts of these states were recovering and surveying the damage from a destructive derecho that swept through Wednesday night with up to 80 mph winds, they were hit again less than 24 hours later with another round of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
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Rescuers have been combing through the rubble of the hotel in a desperate attempt to save any survivors.
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Watchers of the original have been combing through the unrated version, which lists the same runtime as the original, looking for differences.
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But the recent action on Anthropic, as well as asking OpenAI to limit its own newest model, comes after experts have fretted for months that Mythos could pose a security risk by giving hackers and other bad actors access to AI capable of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities exceptionally quickly.
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Good luck finding more than a few sad options hidden in a back corner at your local salon.
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How To Clean Cotton/Jersey Gardening Gloves Cotton makes a good all-purpose glove for raking leaves and tidying your yard.
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Then comes raking the clippings, bagging them up, and hauling them to the garbage.
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“Dredging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredging. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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