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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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However, out on the disputed reefs, Vietnam has gone on a dredging spree, using the same powerful cutter suction ships as China.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Other dredging programs could also dramatically increase California’s water supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

Irian wrinkled her forehead, dredging through her stock of learning.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell