digging (into)

verb

present participle of dig (into)
as in looking (into)
to search through or into we anxiously dug into the old records that we found in the 19th-century house that we were restoring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for digging (into)
  1. exploring
  2. investigating
  3. examining
Verb
  • This poll is part of an ongoing project exploring the views of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, who are usually not highlighted in other surveys because of small sample sizes and lack of linguistic representation.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Former Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins is exploring her late-in-life ADHD diagnosis for the first time in an Audible podcast.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of exploring
Verb
  • The Spanish government is investigating accusations detailed in an Amnesty International report of mistreatment and torture by Spanish soldiers.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Cobb County Police Department said its major crimes unit is investigating the incident.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of investigating
Verb
  • The whole season is examining that question for Kate and, in a way, for all of them.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • However, investigators were still examining the incident as of that update.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of examining
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“Digging (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digging%20%28into%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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