Dig up
Dig up verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Both terms in one sentence
- The next day, he gives an impassioned speech about surrendering what they care about most to show submission to their leaders, and proceeds to personally dig up his own son's gravestone.
Source: Advice Backfire -
The police dig up old records that show that Camille nearly died after giving birth...on the same day that Emma was born.
Source: Film / Cookie's Fortune -
The presenters will often dig up almost completely forgotten traditions, recipes and agricultural or industrial techniques from the period they're covering in a specific show.
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Show and Dig up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig_up/show
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Show or Dig up. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dig_up/show.
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