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Recent Examples of excavation
Throughout the excavations, archaeologists hoped to find the remains of the palace’s southeastern tower, which was part of the original castle but was removed during later renovations, Vesna Bulić Baketić, the director of the Split City Museum, told McClatchy News.
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Aspen Pflughoeft
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Mike Rizzo and Dave Martinez are out, and Washington’s rebuild is on the cusp of requiring deeper excavation.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Numerous Ancient Roman objects, including small glass bottles for perfumes, were found during the excavations.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
See the finds in Greece Off the coast of Greece, the Antikythera shipwreck continues to reveal its secrets, with recent excavations uncovering ancient sculptures and pottery.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Mike Rizzo and Dave Martinez are out, and Washington’s rebuild is on the cusp of requiring deeper excavation.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Numerous Ancient Roman objects, including small glass bottles for perfumes, were found during the excavations.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
See the finds in Greece Off the coast of Greece, the Antikythera shipwreck continues to reveal its secrets, with recent excavations uncovering ancient sculptures and pottery.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavation
Noun
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Each meter of that cable—on rooftops, in trenches, across mounting rails—is a potential ignition point if not properly protected, installed and maintained.—
Joern Hackbarth,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Likely following orders from the Roman army, the troops would often leave the fort for distant regions and in their haste, ditch shoes, clothing and other belongings in the surrounding trenches, Frame explained.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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The concept represents China’s cultural history combined with the Spirit of Ecstasy and the fluid nature of imperial silk. Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Stepping outside of the caves, the Phantom Extended’s Ningye Purple paintwork is inspired by the skies above the Great Wall of China.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Kelce's close pal Ross Travis and Swift's good friend and fellow music star Este Haim are tagged in another photo, which appears to have been taken in a cave.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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More suddenly, these two fall down into a literal and metaphoric well of trouble, a hidden entrance to an underground cavern laden with secrets as well as a pool of clear water that looks safe enough to drink.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Upstream from Metropolis are other historic landmarks like the Kincaid Mounds Archeological Site and Cave-in-Rock, a large cavern that once sheltered the notorious Samuel Mason and his pioneer-era river pirates.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Contrary to popular belief, tarantulas, which usually stay hidden in their burrows, are generally docile and are not dangerous.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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There may be four to five flat entrance holes to burrows concentrated in a small area.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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One day after last year’s race, work began on a brand new pit building, which has been completed for our visit this year, as well as a new grandstand overlooking the main straight (below).—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Soaring 18-foot vaulted ceilings and curving walls of floor-to-ceiling glazing will frame endless views over the water, while the outdoor spaces are outfitted with dual sunrise and sunset pools, summer kitchens, fire pits, cold plunges, and ample lounge areas for seamless indoor-outdoor living.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
31 July 2025
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There was a sewer ditch that ran along a set of barracks, and some portable toilets that were pulled back and forth between barracks for people to use and then emptied into the ditch.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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The pipes and tubes are meant to conserve water by replacing open ditches and reducing evaporation.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
20 July 2025
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These fibroids can be located on the surface of the uterus, in the wall of the uterus, or the uterine cavity.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
30 July 2025
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Some methods, such as adding loose fill perlite inside the cavities in a CMU block wall, are inexpensive.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Morning arrived upon the sea where the ship was heading toward the horizon, that great slope made of other smaller slopes, which the ship tackles one after another, like an ant attacking one furrow after another.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Marseille continued to plough its own furrow over the next few centuries, only very reluctantly agreeing to become the capital of Bouches-du-Rhône in 1790 when France was divided into its current regional system of departments.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
20 June 2025
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