dredged up

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Verb dredge up has 1 sense

drag up, dredge up - mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories"
--₁ is one way to mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
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dredged up

Part of speech: verb phrase

Sense: to bring up or recall a past event or memory

Usage: The term "dredged up" is typically used when talking about bringing back a memory, feeling, or event from the past, especially something unpleasant or forgotten.

Example sentences:

She suddenly dredged up a childhood memory of her first day at school.
The documentary dredged up old secrets which had long been buried.
Whenever they argue, they always seem to dredge up past mistakes.
His new book dredges up forgotten scandals from the political history.