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Recent Examples of excavation
Dooley had been calling himself a maritime archaeologist for more than a decade but had yet to conduct a by-the-book excavation of any kind.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Step off the ship and onto an island that was once exploited for sand excavation, one that has now been transformed into a pristine natural paradise.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The excavation was part of the beginning stages of historical restoration work.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Early site excavation and other construction work for the 90,000-square foot ballroom is already underway, which Trump wants to be ready by January 2029.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Step off the ship and onto an island that was once exploited for sand excavation, one that has now been transformed into a pristine natural paradise.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The excavation was part of the beginning stages of historical restoration work.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Early site excavation and other construction work for the 90,000-square foot ballroom is already underway, which Trump wants to be ready by January 2029.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for excavation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavation
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Indeed, her street style is more relaxed, featuring long leather trenches, loose jeans, track pants, and tank tops.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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From a staple Magda Butrym trench to vintage Galliano and even more Gucci, Sydney has seen the breadth of the Bieber style repetioire.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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In Beppu, 目[mé] has taken over a house and transformed it into a cave, as if time and the local temperature had naturally eroded it.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
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The staff takes care of everything from meal preparation to activity planning (which can include igloo-building, hiking, exploring ice caves, a glacier picnic, and more).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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The 100-acre limestone cavern has more than 17 miles of underground passageways and is home to Mega Zip Lines tour, Mega Quest ropes course, Mega Walking tours and Mega Tram tours.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Feb. 2026
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This extensive network of limestone caverns and underground waterways carved by the Río Camuy will reopen to the public in 2026, after being closed due to Hurricane Maria and then closed again after Hurricane Fiona.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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An infection by New World screwworm occurs when an infected fly burrows into the tissue or flesh of warm-blooded animals, and, in rare cases, people.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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There, captured in two separate clips, was a young animal emerging from a small burrow and walking a few seconds into the distance across a rocky landscape.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Nick Hensley, our gas man, did a fantastic job getting us in position out of pit road.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are a few thoughtful features built into this fire pit.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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The woman charged in connection with the death of a newborn baby whose body was found 24 years ago in a ditch in Johnson County has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, officials announced Thursday.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The branch of McCoys Creek that cuts through Hollybrook Park in the North Riverside neighborhood resembles a ditch more than a natural stream.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
6 Feb. 2026
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Underground cavities found on Venus Taking a fresh look at radar data collected by Magellan, a team of scientists were able to spot a large underground cavity on Venus created by lava flow.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Dim light will make the cavity’s dimensions impossible to read.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Whether the furrow of snow in a lane of parked cars is a sneckdown depends on your philosophical opinion of what the street is for.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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Formal design dates back to the ancient Egyptians, whose practice was to plant along straight furrows or channels dug for irrigation purposes.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Excavation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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