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Recent Examples of quarry
Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
The converted fuel is then sold to local industrial facilities, such as the neighboring Cemex USA quarry and cement plant.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 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
The quarry was fascinating and diverse.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
The converted fuel is then sold to local industrial facilities, such as the neighboring Cemex USA quarry and cement plant.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 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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This year, the unusually warm weather in March, plant abundance and a healthy amount of prey were early signals to rattlesnakes to begin their activity.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Noise could disrupt the whales’ foraging behavior, while increased global warming — tied to the burning of fossil fuels, including oil and gas — could change where their prey fish live, Kiszka said.—
Tammy Webber,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Without this specific chemical transformation, the raw uranium mined from the ground cannot be utilized as fuel for nuclear power plants.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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After spending the better part of five years releasing songs that mined the darkest corners of his soul and his Alabama roots, A Heavy Duty Heart brings a heavy dose of hope to Farley’s collection.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Beard said investigators will delve into those elements before submitting the investigation to the district attorney’s office.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The problem, according to meeting minutes, was that the application did not delve deep enough into how the building fit into the history of watchmaking or how the then innovative open-floor plan fit into broader architectural trends.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This summer, Eli Roth is heading behind the soda shop counter to scoop frozen confections — with a body count.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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Proud, about a gay man who takes care of his infant niece after a family tragedy strikes, won the Grand Prize in the international competition and scooped best actor for lead Ignacy Liss.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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