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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
Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The last player to leave the first-base dugout Wednesday after the final out of the 2025 season was New York Yankees star Juan Soto.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
But when the last out was recorded, a club so hungry to add to its 2020 title came pouring out of the dugout, mobbing Buehler on the mound before hoisting the commissioner’s trophy high into the New York night.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Many foods and drinks are salty, including—as Tremble noted—the cups of Gatorade that those guys are always swilling in the dugout.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Had this happened in the Little League World Series, the camera would have panned to the coach standing outside the dugout, who would have implored his outfielder to use two hands when catching the ball.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The last player to leave the first-base dugout Wednesday after the final out of the 2025 season was New York Yankees star Juan Soto.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
But when the last out was recorded, a club so hungry to add to its 2020 title came pouring out of the dugout, mobbing Buehler on the mound before hoisting the commissioner’s trophy high into the New York night.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Many foods and drinks are salty, including—as Tremble noted—the cups of Gatorade that those guys are always swilling in the dugout.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dugout
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Rustic decor includes a moose antler chandelier and a wooden canoe hung from the rafters, while huge windows allow plenty of natural light to flow through, and glass doors on either side of the fireplace lead to a spacious terrace with sweeping views over the rolling mountains.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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The trader, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, headed south in a canoe with a team of explorers.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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The women in the bunker have some memory of life before captivity, but the girl does not.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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Kaufman had been in Kiev in the weeks leading up to Russia’s invasion and had been in the bunker with the Ukrainian leader during the perilous first days of the conflict.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
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After convention speech, what's next for Ramaswamy Former employees sue Dublin firm founded by presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Smart, driven, a little 'arrogant': How Vivek Ramaswamy's Cincinnati roots shaped him Ramaswamy attended Princeton Junior High and St. Xavier High School.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Langford founded and is the coach for the Avon High School debate team.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Rodriguez then allegedly exited his vehicle and climbed into the passenger side of the woman's car and demanded her keys.Christina Shaw, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
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The 2018 police report provides few details regarding how the confrontation went down, whether anyone exited their vehicles or how long the interaction lasted, his attorneys said.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2024
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Richard binds Iris' wrists with zip ties and places her in a rowboat.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Emily and Camille have a fight across rowboats, which, implausibly but obviously, ends with them both in the water and getting thrown out.Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Besides roof-sealing, parapets stop people from accidentally falling off the edge of the roof and provide a firebreak between rowhouses.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2024
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The episode begins with the accidental killing of Sylvie, who falls from the parapet after escaping captivity and attempting to warn the villagers about the danger to Laurent.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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Quinn Martin learned that the house evicted T’kor Clottey during the Jankie World week, and Leah Peters and Angela Murray joined them a week later after the double eviction.David Wysong, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
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The public only learned of the elder Amos’ death earlier this week, when the news surfaced on Tuesday.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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The department advised on Friday that a third flight departed with 97 on board, bringing the total number of individuals evacuated through the charters to roughly 350.Helena Skinner, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Adriana Diaz, who anchored on Saturday, departed last month to co-host CBS Mornings Plus, the new third hour of the network’s morning show, along with Tony Dokoupil.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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