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dig out

verb as in deepen

Strongest match

verb as in dislodge

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The hedge fund investor at the heart of a scandal that damaged B. Riley Financial has been charged with criminal fraud as the West L.A. company continues efforts to dig out from under the debacle.

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Even worse, when it built the plant in the 1960s, the company had actually lowered the hillside by more than 100 feet, digging out soil to bring the reactors closer to the water.

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If instituting fair grades leads to crying, sobbing and “soul-crushing” setbacks, I wish her luck should she ever be called on to dig out a ruptured appendix at 3 a.m. on her birthday.

Justin Herbert kept the home team somewhat in the game with three touchdown passes after halftime but found himself trying to dig out of a deep hole all day.

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"The problem is if you start digging out embankments, which kingfishers use as their main habitats, they will completely avoid this area", he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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