Words similar to digs

Example sentences for: digs

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And whatever Gore does to try to correct these flaws, whether it's playing along by mocking himself or trying to demonstrate his authenticity and ordinary-guy-ness, only digs the hole deeper.
He also digs resplendent brocades, alarums, male choirs, and handsome men on horseback saying things like: "Then God be with you.
If you have the figurative stones for it, you might respond to the digs made in front of clients with a remark such as, "You have to make allowances for (so-and-so).
. Nowadays, the constituent could aspire to more antiseptic digs.
Which of the following are actual Tina Brown rationalizations for her magazine's slide into darkness (quoted by New York Times writer Alex Kuczynski), and which are amusing digs at a debased editorial philosophy built around fawning over celebrity?