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as in repository
an abundant source
a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game
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Recent Examples of mine
Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
That character is Mike Tyler (Chris Evans), a Hollywood star recovering from a recent nervous breakdown and attending a garish eco-friendly charity party for the super-super-rich that’s being held in a fantastically austere Greek mine.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025
Miller Moss, the backup in 2023, was still around, and Riley mined the transfer portal for other options.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
When the local mines closed, many of Yanai’s friends and their families left the city.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
That character is Mike Tyler (Chris Evans), a Hollywood star recovering from a recent nervous breakdown and attending a garish eco-friendly charity party for the super-super-rich that’s being held in a fantastically austere Greek mine.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
Land Rover invited us to drive it the way it was intended—hard, fast, and on gnarly trails where cell service is as scarce as the uranium once mined from these hills.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025
Miller Moss, the backup in 2023, was still around, and Riley mined the transfer portal for other options.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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The files also include packaging repositories and operational runbooks that show how China’s Great Firewall is built and maintained.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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AIStor includes MinIO AIHub, a private repository for storing AI models and datasets that maintains full compatibility with HuggingFace APIs.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This team needs to win, and Tua Tagovailoa needs Hill to make the offense explosive again.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Manchis' interference appears to defuse or extinguish the explosive.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a new warning, a senior Iranian army official said Tehran was ready to broaden its military reach beyond conventional strikes if attacked.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Taylor fills the bootstraps of Perfidia Beverly Hills, a formidable leader armed with a rifle fighting for the cause, her main prerogative is to overtake the institutions that imprison and attack vulnerable groups.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Sep. 2025
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There is much discussion on the growth of the sector and debate on whether AI investors are heading to a gold mine or if the bubble will burst soon.—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The next gold mine won’t be found in algorithms or automation alone, but in the uniquely human qualities that cannot be coded.—
Paul Hudson,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Afterward, Mitchell became the editor of Nuclear Times, the disarmament magazine, despite having no nuclear background other than some extravagant atomic-bomb drills in junior high in the fifties.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Drills started with a massive bang when several Russian fighter jets came streaking in at a low level, dropping bombs on mock targets.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Located about 25 miles south of Fort Myers, this family-friendly, 33-square-mile barrier island is famous for its collection of shells—especially scallop, clam, and tulip varieties—and sand dollars, forming a veritable treasure trove for collectors.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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Boston and its environs are a treasure trove of intimate spaces and sweeping views, dreamy restaurants and enchanting balconies.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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These may show up in Ukraine before long, perhaps walking ahead of patrols to find booby traps and clear routes through minefields, or taking bullets to expose enemy firing position.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some enterprising Viet Cong had defused this and turned into a booby trap detonatable by wires from brush a few hundred feet away.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
Verb
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The Red Sox ambushed the New York Yankees in Sunday night’s series finale, ripping off six runs in the first inning en route to a 6-4 win.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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On that time Ohio’s mascot ambushed Ohio State’s mascot 15 years ago, by NBC4’s Jerod Smalley.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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