1
as in hung on
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as in chowed (down)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dug in
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Qing Yuan had seen many of these tiny corpses, pinkish, yellowish, tin-gray, curled up, always seemingly asleep, tossed by janitors into fires outside the building.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025 -
The Siberian Husky was often seen curled up in Sharon’s lap during interviews, TMZ reports.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 Oct. 2025
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Inaba and Hough offered each other conciliatory smiles before the remaining judges carried on with their comments.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Like a true professional, Garcia simply scooped up the item and carried on down the catwalk.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some are still kept up by family members, and others are slowly being swallowed up by the forest.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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Russia has kept up its intensive aerial bombardment of Ukraine despite White House criticism of its strikes across the country.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Ravens have feasted on a schedule that, through eight weeks, includes nary a team with a winning record.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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Granted, most of the league has feasted on the rebuilding Sharks during that time.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Eggs from hens fed high-quality feed and given space to roam outdoors tend to have a better flavor and slightly more nutrients.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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In proving their hypothesis, researchers fed LLMs continually with X posts that were either short and viral or were shaped to grab users’ attention.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Dug in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dug%20in. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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