Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow (into)
Verb
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Gatsby the cipher is another symbol of the hollowing effects of the wealth pursuit.—
Brittany Allen
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025 -
And our love for them is starting to hollow us out.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Soil excavated from the moon could be used to produce oxygen and methane, which could be used by lunar settlers for breathing and for rocket fuel.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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This coal company has started excavating its new Wyoming critical minerals find.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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This product can be helpful for removing rust from hidden areas and crevices that are hard to penetrate.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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However, when the $540 ceiling was being penetrated, the RSI did not confirm with a push to new highs indicating that momentum, or rate-of-change, was waning.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
22 July 2025
Verb
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If their parents died, the sisters would split their inheritance.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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The experts split into teams representing the U.S. and China, and each side was armed with the weapons that its country is thought to possess.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Untamed lingers on the body’s bluish decay and gouged limbs, a macabre counter to the suggestion that being outside will rejuvenate your spirit and your body.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 July 2025
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The 21-year-old victim was gouged in the abdomen after a fight with another man around 7:43 p.m. inside the iconic Manhattan park, the sources said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Its broad surface is grooved by a web of veins, like a leaf’s is.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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Disney Princesses Pocahontas, Snow White, Jasmine and Merida also wave to the crowd as dancers groove to brand new songs created just for the occasion.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Millions of hoses are being recalled across the country after hundreds have ruptured during use, causing nearly 30 injuries, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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Five months into Trump’s second term, Musk’s inflated sense of his place in history clashed with the ego of his benefactor, the relationship ruptured, and each man threatened to ruin the other.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Cruz had stabbed himself in the chest and was trying to slit his own wrists when police arrived at the scene and took him to a local hospital.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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When Ogle was arrested in his wife's brutal killing hours after being treated for slitting his left wrist, many former students were struck by the violent reality.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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“Burrow (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow%20%28into%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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