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Recent Examples of burrow
Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Only three locations out of nine that had been treated as part of the program still had active burrows and were recommended for follow-up treatment.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
Whoever tried to live there would need to burrow underground and depend for supplies on literally thousands of costly space missions before becoming, if ever, a self-sustaining community.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
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Noun
When the eggs hatch, the larvae burrow deep into the flesh with hook-like mouths, lending the pest its name.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Only three locations out of nine that had been treated as part of the program still had active burrows and were recommended for follow-up treatment.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
During breeding season, males travel from burrow to burrow and mate with any female, provided that the female hasn't already mated.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
Whoever tried to live there would need to burrow underground and depend for supplies on literally thousands of costly space missions before becoming, if ever, a self-sustaining community.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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According to the San Diego Bird Alliance, the western snowy plover lays its eggs in loose sand with little cover along the Pacific coastline, leaving its nest largely unprotected from high tides and weather.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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With or without a bird’s nest in the nearby passion fruit vine, the outdoor living room, where Garner entertains friends in the evening by the fire, is a dreamlike oasis for curling up next to the space heaters with a cozy blanket.—
Architectural Digest,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The move comes as the district works to claw itself out of a budget crisis that puts it at high risk of fiscal insolvency by the end of the year.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Younger people are struggling to claw their way into homeownership.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Nearly two dozen gunshots later, Palmer and Jones were dead, while London survived by crouching down in the backseat.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The cameraman darted and crouched, arguably working harder than anyone else in the building to capture those breathless, in-your-face angles.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Built into an old limestone quarry, the winery felt like a Bond villain’s secret lair—sleek, subterranean, and wildly impressive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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There is no cabal of pinkos sitting in a secret lair deciding to make Wikipedia a left-leaning entity.—
Imogen West-Knights,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One of the reasons cited is the need for dredging the marina entrance to Lake Michigan.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The fish can be prepared several ways, but the overwhelming favorite method is to dredge chunks of snook in bread crumbs and fry them.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And even then, it was couched in the polite, ambiguous language.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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With that, more fans and commentators grew intrigued, and others started to couch their disapproval of the theory.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But Sunday’s remarkable landslide mean the LDP now has enough seats to override votes in the upper house of parliament, to propose amendments to the constitution, and to chair all lower house committees alongside its coalition partner.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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When Warren went to pick her up at her parents' house, her brothers, Kevin, Reggie and Wayne, surrounded him.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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While excavating the River Wear, archaeologists uncovered more than 800 whetstones — stone tools that were used to sharpen weapons and other tools — as well as 11 stone anchors believed to be linked to river transport.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Back in late 2025, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt set forth to excavate a stretch of land east of Reinstedt to ensure that the construction of a wind farm wouldn’t rip up irreplaceable traces of the past.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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