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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow (into)
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People with a medium need for cognition will understand that AI might hollow them out.
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Slice this seedless variety into wedges or hollow it out and make watermelon balls.
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The crash site was forest in 1944, but it was later excavated for rice cultivation, Fong told Jackson.
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While Freddy was in Boston mourning Germany’s defeat, online sleuths excavated the least-savory tidbits from his X posting history.
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Education officials visited the company’s headquarters to see how the product worked and found that bullets did not penetrate the glass.
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Israel has a long track record of targeting senior Iranian military officers and government officials and successfully penetrating the Iranian regime’s security.
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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
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Cutright, who was not charged with murder, split from Devastating Pyrotechnics to form Blackstar Fireworks on the property in 2023.
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The agencies also encouraged states with price-gouging statutes to determine whether enforcement actions are warranted under those laws.
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Trump recently posted on his Truth Social account that big oil companies were not dropping gas prices fast enough, and that Americans were being gouged.
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But when Las Vegas’s the Killers traded in the Anglophilia and new wave nostalgia of 2004’s Hot Fuss for the E Street Band grooves and Americana imagery of Sam’s Town, fans and critics were divided.
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Food particles and microorganisms can become trapped in the nicks, grooves, and scratches on the board.
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In 1857, the southern stretch of the San Andreas fault ruptured, resulting in the Fort Tejon earthquake, one of the largest in the state's history.
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One fault rupturing could prompt a nearby fault — almost already to rupture — to go off in a quake.
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Before police took him into custody, Tran slit his wrists, cut his neck and poked the blade into his stomach, but all of the wounds were superficial.
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If it’s baked in a loaf pan, go ahead and slit the top of the batter before baking.
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“Burrow (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow%20%28into%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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