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Recent Examples of quarry
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
The animals in the Chinese quarry, which were dated to around 512 million years ago, represent the first major discovery of soft-bodied fossils that lived directly after the Sinsk event, Han explained.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
On display were limestone pieces exhibiting the material quarried, and a record book loaned for the event by the Metro Nashville Register of Deeds documenting purchase and sale of human beings at a slave market located at the time just blocks from the Capitol site.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Plans for a sand and gravel quarry on the site are now dead.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
The animals in the Chinese quarry, which were dated to around 512 million years ago, represent the first major discovery of soft-bodied fossils that lived directly after the Sinsk event, Han explained.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
It can be found all over the world, and once quarried, is used as stackable rocks, bricks, panels, or crushed into gravel to be used as aggregate in concrete.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
On display were limestone pieces exhibiting the material quarried, and a record book loaned for the event by the Metro Nashville Register of Deeds documenting purchase and sale of human beings at a slave market located at the time just blocks from the Capitol site.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarry
Noun
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In the past, archaeologists had assumed humans made their way to the Arctic by following musk oxen and other onshore prey.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
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For example, if subjected to high humidity, potato plants may fall prey to fungal diseases that will weaken them and slow growth.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On Instagram, users mined their phones’ camera rolls for pictures from 2016, offering miniature time capsules from a period that looms large over the current era.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, as appears to be the case, if there simply was no first-round pick to be mined for Andrew Wiggins.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bonta’s slanted titles could affect the outcome because many voters don’t delve into the background or true effects of what they are being asked to decide.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Promising Young Woman, her directorial debut, got off to an electric start before eventually collapsing under the weight of its own attempts to delve into rage at a world that normalizes and trivializes rape.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Just like a New Year’s resolution, the feeding and scooping lasts for about a week or two, and then the enthusiasm wears off.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
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Then, with under five minutes to play, Seahawks corner Devon Witherspoon knocked the ball out of Maye's hand on a blitz, and linebacker Uchenna Nwosu scooped it in the air and ran 45 yards for the score, setting off a party in Seattle.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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