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Recent Examples of burrow
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The team, peering into mountainside crevices, deep burrows and under leaf litter, was searching for tarantulas.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
These armless lizards, with clawed toes and an angular snout, were found burrowing in the soil near trees.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The eggs will then hatch six to seven weeks later, and the nymphs burrow into the soil to begin the next cycle.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The team, peering into mountainside crevices, deep burrows and under leaf litter, was searching for tarantulas.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
The draft apparatus burrows into Boulder this weekend.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
These armless lizards, with clawed toes and an angular snout, were found burrowing in the soil near trees.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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Paper Wasp nests resemble the shape of an upside-down umbrella.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this year, viewers worldwide tuned in to watch bald eagle eggs hatch on a Big Bear live nest cam.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Artificial grass also holds up well to the wear and tear caused by pets, including digging and clawing.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Apr. 2025
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Pelvis injuries continue to rue a Golden State team fighting and clawing to stay out of the play-in tournament.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The report states that the vehicle came to a stop and the teen -- wearing a tactical helmet and vest -- got out of the front passenger door and initially crouched on the ground.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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Close to a metre down, Matthes began digging through charcoal, as if he were crouched in the middle of a fireplace.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The latter here is represented via a large puppet created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, and the walk-through experience will take us from taverns to the back alley of a marketplace to the beholder’s lair.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps by taking the critter back to its lair at the heart of the island, the girl will be able to reconcile the comforts of home with the call of the wild.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Some of the toxic sediment has been dredged, including in the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal, and other sediment has been capped.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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After letting the chicken marinate, dredge the chicken in the flour mixture, pressing to ensure that the chicken is evenly coated and the flour is adhering securely.—
Jessica Fields,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Listen to this article San Diego FC’s season is no longer being couched with qualifiers.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The entire learning journey for students is couched towards ‘synthesis’ - an essential term in interdisciplinary working, and synthesis is often mentioned in discussions of creativity.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Siba said the security forces inspected the document, searched the house for weapons and, finding none, told the family to remain inside.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Sierra says that when her parents separated, her dad moved into that small two-bedroom house.—
Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The thrill of the rush is what got kids on the run as their parents tried to direct them to areas not yet excavated.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Underground is a contemporary interpretation of the Roman baths excavated in nearby Cimiez, with a warm tepidarium, a hot caldarium, and a frigidarium, or cold plunge.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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