as in digs
to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth
the troops quickly shoveled a trench
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As a wolf, Enid excavates Wednesday and then sprints off into the night.—
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“Shovels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shovels. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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