DIGS UP Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

digs up

verb

present tense third-person singular of dig up

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks

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Recent Examples of digs up For decades, the debate around Africa’s natural resources has largely been over who gets the value from what the continent digs up and ships out. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026 What begins as a journey for father and son to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye, quickly turns into a fantastical adventure the tests their relationship and digs up ghosts from Kratos' past. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026 By chance, Bogdan digs up a gravesite that has bones laid on top of it—bones belonging to Peter Mercer. — Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025 There's also a third body involved when contractor Bodgan digs up a bonus set of bones in the cemetery, providing a potential motive for the Ventham killing and creating a third mystery to solve in the process. — EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 When Gomez was arrested for murder at Nevermore’s Parents’ Weekend, Wednesday gets on the case and digs up the dead body of the boy her dad supposedly killed, Garrett Gates. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025

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Verb

To cure his sickly daughter, the biotechnologist Raúl finds the cure… inside Lidia (Cindy Galán), her nanny.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The ballad finds Fontaines’ Grian Chatten and Rosalía trading lines over a moody acoustic strum that repeatedly swells with strings and clattering drums.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of finds

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Boneh says those efforts could help if AI discovers something unexpected, although the two threats aren’t identical.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
The horror-comedy musical follows Seymour, a florist who discovers a mysterious, bloodthirsty plant that brings him fame and fortune while demanding increasingly deadly sacrifices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of discovers

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It is funded through the Job Development Investment Grant program, which directs a portion of a JDIG award to the account when a company locates or expands in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 county.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Peng’s wardrobe consistently locates her within China, drawing on domestic design and recognizable elements of Chinese dress.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of locates

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As Connecticut digs out after a historic Nor’easter dumped over two feet of snow across parts of the state this week, the question municipalities are tasked with now is where to put it.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters As the East Coast digs out from a massive snowstorm, a potential nor'easter could bring more snow to the region this weekend.

— Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of digs out

Verb

The simple industrial design gets a neat little accent in the form of a physical knob for adjusting playback, track navigation, and volume.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
This part of South America often gets heavy rain during El Niño, a natural climate phenomenon in which warmer-than-usual waters in the Pacific Ocean scramble weather patterns around the world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026