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dugout

[duhg-out] / ˈdʌgˌaʊt /
NOUN
hollowed area
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The Red Sox have burned through multiple groups of front office and dugout bosses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Television cameras caught Rushing, who had walked toward the Dodgers’ dugout, looking back toward Lee, shrugging and saying something.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Opposing catchers have said that while calling pitches themselves, they are able to adjust their approach based on what they see from the field, a nuance that is lost in the dugout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

As a Single-A manager, he was responsible for lugging a printer onto the team bus and restocking the ink so he could have scouting reports in the dugout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

And third: the moment my butt hits the bench in the dugout this afternoon—you know, for this practice I’m sitting out of—Britt-Marie appears in front of me.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone




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