excavation
noun
ex·ca·va·tion
ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shən 
1
: the action or process of excavating
2
: a cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping
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That gap between excavation and identification carries its own lesson.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The Low Maintenance Substack is only the latest in a long line of public self-excavations for Sinclair.
—Ezra Marcus, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Much of this structure was hidden for decades beneath apartment blocks, but in the past 10 years, excavations have peeled back the layers.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
In January, Historic England announced that a variety of Iron Age objects were found during a routine archaeological excavation.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The Low Maintenance Substack is only the latest in a long line of public self-excavations for Sinclair.
—Ezra Marcus, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Much of this structure was hidden for decades beneath apartment blocks, but in the past 10 years, excavations have peeled back the layers.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
In January, Historic England announced that a variety of Iron Age objects were found during a routine archaeological excavation.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for excavation
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“Excavation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excavation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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excavation
noun
ex·ca·va·tion
ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shən
1
: the act or process of excavating
2
: a hollowed-out place formed by excavating
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excavation
noun
ex·ca·va·tion
ˌek-skə-ˈvā-shən
1
: the action or process of excavating
2
: a cavity formed by or as if by cutting, digging, or scooping
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