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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delved
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As an anthropology major, her first job was working on Howard’s African Burial Ground project as an osteological technical assistant doing skeletal analysis of the 490 full human remains that were excavated in lower Manhattan.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2026 -
Along University Avenue, land has been excavated for a new boutique hotel, which is in the process of gaining its structural footings.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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In areas outside its hardiness zone, Milky Way™ Dietes can be grown in containers that are overwintered indoors or grown as a tender perennial and dug from garden beds for winter storage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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By the time the white light that floods Bogotá on cloudy days grows bright enough to be blinding, the june bug has dug herself a refuge in the dirt.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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In total, the crews shoveled out about 90 tons of debris – roughly the weight of 18 elephants.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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When Harrill last saw him in January, Klinner had shoveled Harrill’s vehicle out of the snow during a family wedding.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Centuries later the dawn of the industrial age brought massive amounts of lead mined from deep in the earth into the air and water.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
30 Mar. 2026
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Without this specific chemical transformation, the raw uranium mined from the ground cannot be utilized as fuel for nuclear power plants.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Delved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delved. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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