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 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 The project would extend Osceola's slack-water harbor by 3,000 feet by dredging out 620,000 cubic yards of material. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025 The fact that Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story is shooting in the neighborhood is dredging everything back up again. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dredging

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Some are moving to 2027, others are still searching for a distributor and a few need more time in the edit bay.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Writing my memoir, Don’t Be Evil, sent me searching for a broader explanation of how Silicon Valley became so powerful, so deeply distrusted, and still so difficult to meaningfully challenge.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of searching

Verb

Worse, because the attacker now has data on email threads or company projects in progress, the phishing attack is even harder for a busy staffer (or executive) to flag as suspicious while scanning their inbox.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
There are scanning systems, raster scanning systems, and there are spinning mirrors, and there are micro—there are MEMS devices.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of scanning

Verb

Rolling out of the pocket and surveying the field for receivers, Marr got tangled up by her own ankles.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
For example, in Argentina’s lithium-rich Jujuy Province, a research exchange between the two countries’ geological agencies grew into an explicit state partnership focused on surveying the province’s salt flats.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of surveying

Verb

Over in the post-production room, one of the clearest examples of that evolving creative process came in during the edits and music supervision, where even individual sequences were still finding their identity as the show came together.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Zahary emphasized that LLMs, in his experience, have been valuable in assisting humans in developing new theories or finding answers to problems.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of finding

Verb

Mopping the floor, raking leaves and shoveling snow all require dynamic stability that supports rotational movement.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
In the instance above, his raking pass created a goal from what was originally a one-on-four situation in Argentina’s favour.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 July 2026