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as in to enjoy
to take pleasure in
I really dig bluegrass music
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as in to know
to have a clear idea of
can you dig what I'm saying?
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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
got in a couple of digs about lawyers at my friend's expense
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as in apartment
digs plural
a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place
check out my new digs on the north side of town
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Recent Examples of dig
Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The Yankees will need to dig deep into their pockets to bring Bellinger back.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
After sharing a clip of her dancing in a slinky silver dress, people weighed in in the comments, theorizing that the costume was an apparent dig at her ex Travis Kelce.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The coach, Mike McDaniel, proved a creative play-drawer, but dug an 0-3 hole in the season’s opening 12 days and beat just one winning team, Buffalo.
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Banks shined throughout the contest posting a triple-double with a team-high 15 kills, 15 assists and 13 digs.
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Among them, a hominin femur that was excavated from the cave bears teeth marks.—
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Recovering lost cultural history Malawi was a British colony when Hora 1 was first excavated in 1950, a time when archaeology seemed more like treasure hunting than science, Thompson said.—
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Ball enjoys every second of their interactions, too.—
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The winner will get to enjoy Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, with a full official Super Bowl Experience, including round-trip airfare, three-night hotel accommodations, plus a $1,000 gift card for expenses.—
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Elordi played Frankenstein's monster — known as the Creature — in this adaptation of the story, and he was also nominated at the Globes for his performance.—
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Other birds might have imprinted on humans and do not know how to hunt their own food.—
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The actress hasn't spoken publicly about her dating life, aside from a few TikTok videos poking fun at her singleness.—
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Continue reading … POLITICS POLITICAL THEATER – Vance reposts meme poking fun at Democrats' Jan 6 candlelight vigil.—
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Glaser said, with the audience laughing at the jab.—
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Sophomore Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser, whose searing opening monologue had everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to Julia Roberts taking jabs in stride.—
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In what could be a scene straight out of the official Netflix movie, a comment intended as an insult instead galvanized the troops.—
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The article does not even state the names of all the candidates in the race, an insult to those who polled higher than Leon.—
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On Three’s Company, Ritter played Jack, the third roommate in Janet and Chrissy’s two-bedroom apartment.—
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Diana was allowed to keep her apartments at Kensington Palace for life.—
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Guests can add nearly any luxury, from childcare to shoveling snow.—
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There’s no equivalent of the Iraq Liberation Act shoveling money his way.—
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“Dig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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