Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow (into)
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Generations of disinvestment and economic abandonment have hollowed this place out.—
Adam Schwartz,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025 -
It’s designed to contour to the natural curve of the neck, with special attention paid to spinal alignment, and sculpted mounds and hollows across the pillow’s surface keep ears, hands, shoulders, and arms comfy for a good night’s rest.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 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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That allows water and air to penetrate the thatch and begin the important process of decay.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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Light cannot penetrate some sinkholes further away from shore, like the Middle Island Sinkhole.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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But Francis also contradicted himself and split some very specific hairs regarding LGBTQ+ rights.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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Shortly after their divorce, Hurley announced her engagement to the Australian cricketer Shane Warne, and the couple split in 2013.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The roof was scorched black and gouged open to the sky, insulation tufting from the walls.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tickets for the shows are hard to come by as the band is using a face-value ticket exchange to prevent scalpers from gouging fans on the secondary market.—
Ethan Millman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The audience could be seen moving and grooving to the tune in a video shared from the set.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Getting people to think beyond grooving to the music is also the primary goal for Tendaji, a Trinidadian singer, songwriter, and music who bridges traditional calypso and modern soca.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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University of Nottingham The CMX performed this feat by generating reactive oxygen species which ruptured the microbes' protective outer membranes.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2025
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However, the Big Cat is not playing right now after Woods ruptured his Achilles in March.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rolling the pastry around the carrots and sealing the ends creates the traditional Wellington shape; decorative slits in the dough add visual interest and allow steam to escape while the log cooks.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Then, fearing he'd be blamed, Tripp stole a knife from the office of pastry chef Didier Gotthard (Bronson Pinchot) and used it to slit A.B.'s wrists in order to make his death look more like a suicide.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Burrow (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow%20%28into%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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