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Recent Examples of mined
Miller Moss, the backup in 2023, was still around, and Riley mined the transfer portal for other options.
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Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Ansari mined from Reeves' past comedic roles — the Bill & Ted franchise, Parenthood — when creating the otherworldly character for his own harsh lessons about life on Earth.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Rightsholders have mined public statements from AI company C-suites for clues.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Mica estimated that explosives are used nine out of ten times for anything that’s mined.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
Because of their strategic importance, the bridges were mined – so that the Russian military had the option of blowing them up in case of a sudden Ukrainian advance.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Where is the willing buyer who will pay millions of dollars or anything at all to save the Ranch Springs property from being mined?
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In the early 2000s, a vein of innovation was being mined by artists twisting folk traditions into new shapes (Sufjan Stevens’s whimsical orchestration, Animal Collective’s ghostly harmonizing, Joanna Newsom’s harp epics).
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Most blockchain analysts estimate that Nakamoto mined about 1 million Bitcoin between 2009 and 2010.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Ansari mined from Reeves' past comedic roles — the Bill & Ted franchise, Parenthood — when creating the otherworldly character for his own harsh lessons about life on Earth.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Rightsholders have mined public statements from AI company C-suites for clues.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Mica estimated that explosives are used nine out of ten times for anything that’s mined.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
Because of their strategic importance, the bridges were mined – so that the Russian military had the option of blowing them up in case of a sudden Ukrainian advance.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Where is the willing buyer who will pay millions of dollars or anything at all to save the Ranch Springs property from being mined?
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In the early 2000s, a vein of innovation was being mined by artists twisting folk traditions into new shapes (Sufjan Stevens’s whimsical orchestration, Animal Collective’s ghostly harmonizing, Joanna Newsom’s harp epics).
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Most blockchain analysts estimate that Nakamoto mined about 1 million Bitcoin between 2009 and 2010.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mined
Verb
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Captured on live television, rioters attacked the Capitol and breached the Senate floor.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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In 1986, Iranian warplanes attacked Emirati oil platforms off the coast of the capital, Abu Dhabi.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Nationals ambushed Mazur to start the game.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Israel has also bombed Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen in the course of the Gaza conflict.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Between September 5 and 8, five high-rise buildings were bombed, according to Mahmoud Basal, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesman.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Mined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mined. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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