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as in repositories
an abundant source
a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game
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as in explosives
a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed
the soldiers were careful to disarm any mines they found in their path
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Recent Examples of mines
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
It was founded in the 1980s as a coal mining community, but the two main coal mines later closed.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
These are abandoned or inactive locations, often former mines, landfills or manufacturing plants, where toxic chemical waste was never properly managed.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
How could kids grow properly if they were forced, from their earliest years, to toil in factories, on farms, or in mines?
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Is this live from the mines of Moria?
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
This system supports fully unmanned driving and battery swapping, allowing mines to run continuously while reducing risk to human operators.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Vance said that for too long, China has used the tactic of unloading materials at cheap prices to undermine potential competitors, then ratcheting up prices later after keeping new mines from being built in other countries.
—Didi Tang, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
That spirit led him to cofound Hummingbird Resources a year earlier, which began as a grassroots exploration company and today operates mines in three West African countries.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2026
David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
Bitcoin mining currently provides a trickling inflow of new tokens, but will eventually come to a halt when someone mines the 21 millionth coin.
—Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 30 Jan. 2026
The art deftly brings these areas to life in tandem with gameplay that mines the concept's creative potential.
—PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
China mines the vast majority of rare earths and many of the critical minerals, but its strongest chokehold is the refining, where China dominates with a 90% global market share, including 99% for some.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
The country also mines about half of the world’s lithium, a mineral critical to the production of electric vehicle batteries.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Worldly also mines environmental and social data from more than 40,000 consumer goods suppliers, mostly from the apparel and textile industry, to help inform the tool’s insights.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
Caudle said the Navy plans to greatly supplement manned warships — particularly carriers — with small, unmanned, autonomous vessels that can do everything from conduct surveillance to neutralize mines.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
It was founded in the 1980s as a coal mining community, but the two main coal mines later closed.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
These are abandoned or inactive locations, often former mines, landfills or manufacturing plants, where toxic chemical waste was never properly managed.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
How could kids grow properly if they were forced, from their earliest years, to toil in factories, on farms, or in mines?
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Is this live from the mines of Moria?
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
This system supports fully unmanned driving and battery swapping, allowing mines to run continuously while reducing risk to human operators.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Vance said that for too long, China has used the tactic of unloading materials at cheap prices to undermine potential competitors, then ratcheting up prices later after keeping new mines from being built in other countries.
—Didi Tang, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
That spirit led him to cofound Hummingbird Resources a year earlier, which began as a grassroots exploration company and today operates mines in three West African countries.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Trumps’ first windfall since my August tally occurred through American Bitcoin, a company that mines new bitcoin with the intent to hoard it.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
Bitcoin mining currently provides a trickling inflow of new tokens, but will eventually come to a halt when someone mines the 21 millionth coin.
—Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 30 Jan. 2026
The art deftly brings these areas to life in tandem with gameplay that mines the concept's creative potential.
—PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
China mines the vast majority of rare earths and many of the critical minerals, but its strongest chokehold is the refining, where China dominates with a 90% global market share, including 99% for some.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
The country also mines about half of the world’s lithium, a mineral critical to the production of electric vehicle batteries.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Worldly also mines environmental and social data from more than 40,000 consumer goods suppliers, mostly from the apparel and textile industry, to help inform the tool’s insights.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mines
Noun
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At present, the federal government has struggled to maintain and update several of its existing data repositories, with little public explanation as to why.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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The app is not owned in a traditional sense, its website explains, but the Session Technology Foundation manages its app store presence and public code repositories.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tighter oversight of explosives The task force also called for tighter controls on the importation and regulation of fireworks and explosive materials.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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To date, the Betts brothers have taken data from over 200 gold mines, tracking carbon emissions per ounce of gold produced, recycling statistics, percentage of local employment rates, percentage of profits going back into the community, and more.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2026
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The operational status of the gold mines tied to Maduro's regime remains unclear.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One person was killed and two others were injured in an overnight Russian attack using drones and powerful glide bombs on the central Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Hanzha.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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One person was killed and two others were injured in an overnight Russian attack using drones and powerful glide bombs on the central Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Hanzha.—
Kamila Hrabchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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An autoimmune disease is a chronic condition in which part of your immune system mistakenly attacks part of your own body.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman,
Health,
10 Feb. 2026
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After learning that Casper had been diagnosed with Guillain Barré Syndrome, a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves, Aidan Oldenburg, Ben Richardson and Luc Violette needed somebody with experience that could help them in the interim.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sokolowski says leaving it wet or bunched on the floor traps water and encourages mold, mildew, and odor, which break down fibers over time.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the winter, warmer air sits above the valley level and colder air lowers to the valley floor, creating a lid that traps the fog, frequently for days or weeks.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Mines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mines. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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