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Recent Examples of quarries
Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
His team has recorded 800 seismic events using this fiber optic seismic observatory since September 2016, including signals from the recent Mexico earthquake and vibrations from blasting at quarries in the area.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2017
Verb
Meisen says shallow water dives near Papeete also feature small sharks, healthy coral and sea turtles—none of which divers are likely to find in freshwater quarries.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
His team has recorded 800 seismic events using this fiber optic seismic observatory since September 2016, including signals from the recent Mexico earthquake and vibrations from blasting at quarries in the area.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarries
Noun
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In tropical regions, where four or five species may occur together, the birds avoid competition by chasing different prey from different heights.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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As an expert on Antarctica claims in the film, commercial krill fishing is leading to a decrease in penguin populations by increasing competition for this crucial prey.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the end, the Viking landers found no creatures, and biological experiments proved inconclusive.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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The creatures prefer large, dense areas in the woods and wetlands.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Quarries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarries. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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