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
Some of the toxic sediment has been dredged, including in the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, and other sediment has been capped.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
After letting the chicken marinate, dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, pressing to ensure that the chicken is evenly coated and the flour is adhering securely.
—Jessica Fields, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
The plan includes 124 projects designed to dredge sand, rebuild degraded marshes, and add levees, floodgates and storm surge barriers.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Just ask Rick Bragg, who has spent a lifetime in the South cultivating a love story with the dish and forming his own stubborn beliefs about everything from the seasoning to how the chicken is dredged.
—Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
After letting the chicken marinate, dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, pressing to ensure that the chicken is evenly coated and the flour is adhering securely.
—Jessica Fields, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
The plan includes 124 projects designed to dredge sand, rebuild degraded marshes, and add levees, floodgates and storm surge barriers.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Just ask Rick Bragg, who has spent a lifetime in the South cultivating a love story with the dish and forming his own stubborn beliefs about everything from the seasoning to how the chicken is dredged.
—Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dredge
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It had been visited by an investigator, searching for locations where someone may have spotted Chandler around the time of the murders.—
Ruth Chenetz,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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Divers were searching New York City’s East River under the Roosevelt Island Bridge Friday for a missing 15-year-old girl who went into the water but never resurfaced.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Those waterfowl sure can rake … putting 13 runs on upstart Liberty to get back to the World Series stage.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Last year the Village Board voted to require Oak Park homeowners residents to bag their leaves instead of just raking their leaves into the street as they had been accustomed to doing.—
Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Investigators continue to comb through previous jail phone recordings and believe that other incarcerated inmates or employees at the jail could face additional charges for their role assisting in theMay 16 escape and initial cover-up in the hours following the jailbreak, according to the source.—
Ryan Young,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Authorities are still combing through digital evidence to determine the relationship between the shooter and victim, with Smith telling reporters the deceased did have a criminal history.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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JoJo Romero regaining his form Speaking of pitchers who have turned it around, Romero has found his groove again.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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More information can be found online at pnw.edu/leadership-institute or by reaching out to the Leadership Institute at [email protected].—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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So, the doctor ordered the CT scan against the algorithm’s advice.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The uses range from tech companies securing personal devices and retailers scanning for potential shoplifters to e-commerce giants tracking delivery drivers.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 May 2025
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“Dredge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dredge. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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