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Recent Examples of spade
Use a spading fork to dig tubers on a sunny day when the soil is dry.
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Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
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Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spade
Verb
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Ladle it over hot basmati rice or with naan for scooping.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Some are known to scoop some up and bring them home after wins, while others like hitting them back into the stands with their stick.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
Verb
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The highway was shut down for nearly 14 hours as crews shoveled, hand-picked, and vacuumed the loose coins from the road and nearby brush.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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And when Anderson shoveled a pass behind him to Bam Adebayo, White quickly made up several feet of ground to steal the ball from the big man.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Spade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spade. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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