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dredge up

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dredge up
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Informal to remember (something obscure or half-forgotten): I didn't retain you to dredge up unfortunate incidents from my past
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Verb1.dredge up - mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories"
cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

dredge up
verb (Informal) dig up, raise, rake up, discover, uncover, draw up, unearth, drag up, fish up

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to dredge up to 105,000 cubic yards of material from its facility on Steinway Creek, off the East River in Queens, N.
to dredge up to 105,000 cubic yards of material from its facility on Steinway Creek, off the East River in Queens, N.
 
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