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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
ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Seize Qeshm Island, where Iran hides its anti-ship missiles and mines.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Under the operation, US warships escorted convoys through the Gulf, while allied navies cleared mines, patrolled shipping lanes, and monitored traffic.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Salt, a cornerstone of pickling, was transported in bulk from regions such as the North Sea and the salt mines of Poland, reaching markets across Europe.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
Some bottom mines sit exposed on the seabed, while others are partially or completely buried in sediment.
—John Femiani, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
These include intelligence gathering, surveillance, reconnaissance, detection of underwater mines, and mapping of the seabed.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
Waging drone strikes on tankers and issuing threats of laying sea mines, Iran has effectively shut down the narrow body of water through which a fifth of the world’s supply of oil and natural gas flows.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
All of England’s industrial-scale coal mines have closed.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
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
Noun
No country appears willing to try and open the strait by force while fighting rages and Iran can target vessels with anti-ship missiles, drones, attack craft and mines.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Seize Qeshm Island, where Iran hides its anti-ship missiles and mines.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Under the operation, US warships escorted convoys through the Gulf, while allied navies cleared mines, patrolled shipping lanes, and monitored traffic.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Salt, a cornerstone of pickling, was transported in bulk from regions such as the North Sea and the salt mines of Poland, reaching markets across Europe.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
Some bottom mines sit exposed on the seabed, while others are partially or completely buried in sediment.
—John Femiani, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
These include intelligence gathering, surveillance, reconnaissance, detection of underwater mines, and mapping of the seabed.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
Waging drone strikes on tankers and issuing threats of laying sea mines, Iran has effectively shut down the narrow body of water through which a fifth of the world’s supply of oil and natural gas flows.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
All of England’s industrial-scale coal mines have closed.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
The film at least mines some charm from a fender-bender as a meet-cute.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
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
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The intent is to substantially alter the code and thus dodge Anthropic’s copyright takedowns, which have been removing the GitHub repositories over infringement.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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The stands serve as sites of passing assembly—roadside water coolers—and repositories of gossip and news.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 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
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In December, 1660, James launched the first expedition of the Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa, to search for gold mines.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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B-52s can also be used to provide close air support for ground troops by acting as enormous loitering munition silos able to drop precision bombs where needed.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
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The New York Times, citing US intelligence reports, said Iranian personnel have been digging out underground missile bunkers and silos struck by American and Israeli bombs and returning them to operation hours after attacks.—
Arsalan Shahla,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Botulism occurs when people eat food contaminated with botulinum toxin, a potent toxin that attacks the body’s nervous system.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Global oil prices have surged as Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz and attacks regional energy infrastructure, pushing Brent crude to around $107 a barrel, more than 45 percent higher than before the war began.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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This continental collision gave rise to the Zagros Mountains, which push down on the Arabian plate in a way that has created a basin in Earth’s crust that traps hydrocarbons—hence, all that oil and gas.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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His handle is both his redeeming trait and what traps him in the half court.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Mines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mines. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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