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dredging

VERB

deepen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clean widen

STRONG

raise unearth

WEAK

bring up dig up

Example Sentences

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I won’t claim to know much about the topic of dredging, but of one thing I am certain: None of the candidates in the upcoming gubernatorial election will even mention water, much less dredging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Compared with other projects to increase California’s supply of freshwater, dredging is a bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Sand dredging in Lough Neagh "may be having broader and more persistent impacts" on the lake than previously thought, according to new research led by Queen's University Belfast.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The lead scientist on the research, Dr. Neil Reid, said there were solutions that could be looked at to limit any potential environmental impact from dredging.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Over the North Sea in Britain’s Victorian empire, artists, writers and composers were dredging Albion’s Arthurian roots, too.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall