DREDGING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

dredging

verb

present participle of dredge

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 While retracing his route, revisiting photos, and dredging her memories for clues to his distress, Lotte encounters dangers and pushes her limits. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026 Most of the gold bullion aboard the Fort Stikine was lost, but dredging operations in the harbor have continued to unearth some of these bricks, including as recently as 2011. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026 The Trust says the project would involve dredging around 643,000 cubic meters of sediment from the Fal Estuary, with potential risks to seagrass, kelp, maerl beds and the area’s native oyster fishery. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 For the best results, make sure to pat the meat completely dry before dredging so the coating will stick. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026 The agency is now encouraging ports to pay for the initial step in a process that includes studying, obtaining permits and dredging trade waterways. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 19 May 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

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While searching for a message to share with his team this week, Frost found inspiration from the handful of games that were played this weekend as part of Week 0.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
The farm alleges an officer in Polk County shot the donkey while searching for a missing person without permission or warning, according to the Facebook post.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of searching

Verb

Clinical Trial Recruitment AI can accelerate clinical trial participant matching by scanning records against eligibility criteria, shortening recruitment dramatically.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
As the children played and the adults talked, Rose kept noticing her husband looking toward the water, scanning the horizon.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of scanning

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Anne Dressen, a curator at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, has been researching these questions by surveying hundreds of museum labels and wall texts across Europe and the US.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Another goal of the telescope is to spend a month surveying all the stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

— Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of surveying

Verb

That has carried over in our approach to blocking and camera work, and finding ways to avoid cutting if at all possible.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Thomas Edison wrote about a bug in the call apparatus of his telephone in a letter in 1878, and the Pall Mall Gazette ran a story in 1889 referencing Edison finding a bug in his phonograph.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of finding

Verb

Compost Fallen Leaves Instead of mowing, consider raking the fallen leaves into a compost pile.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
Early-season rainstorms and cooling temperatures can help plants establish roots, meaning your outdoor fall to-do list isn’t limited to just raking leaves.

— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026