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Recent Examples of burrow
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The wind can sweep up spores in the loose dirt rodents leave near the mouths of burrows and carry them to nearby humans.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 16 Jan. 2025
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
View 9 Images View gallery - 9 images Following the recent launch of the impressive, all-new X-Dome series, Durston has burrowed back in the workshop to tweak and lighten some of its already-svelte existing tent models.
—New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
These hatch to produce maggots that burrow, or screw, into the flesh causing intense pain, injury and in some cases death to the affected animal.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The wind can sweep up spores in the loose dirt rodents leave near the mouths of burrows and carry them to nearby humans.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
But Philadelphia, say the Chiefs, run a different, more straightforward version of the tush push, with Hurts using the leverage of his offensive line to burrow forward.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
View 9 Images View gallery - 9 images Following the recent launch of the impressive, all-new X-Dome series, Durston has burrowed back in the workshop to tweak and lighten some of its already-svelte existing tent models.
—New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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The two adult falcons using the nest box have been identified by the Midwest Peregrine Society as the same pair who used it last year, a 12-year-old female and a 16-year-old male.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
1 Apr. 2025
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The nest overlooks Big Bear Lake, which is about a 95-mile drive northeast from Los Angeles.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some, assuredly, still to form after clawing with Timberwolves in a regular-season night somehow unlike any other in a career of firsts.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Bulls have overcome an underwhelming start to the season to claw their way back into a likely third consecutive appearance in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The executive was unable to run due to a prior injury so crouched down and began to scream, as did her friend, who also tried to film the incident.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.—
Natallie Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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More recently, Episode 4 ended with Muse lugging a man into a gruesome lair of sorts, to extract an unhealthy amount of blood from a femoral artery.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The store straddles a mood between Californian cool and British rock-star lair, with eyewear displayed amid vintage books and charming trinkets, like a ceramic cigar-smoking Winston Churchill.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Thaw them, cut them, and then dredge it and deep fry it and then stir fry it.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
19 Mar. 2025
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Use the straw as a single chopstick to dredge the fruit up to the rim?—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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While confirming that on Monday during an appearance on the SEC Network, Sankey couched it with concerns that the CFP selection committee prioritized losses last year, when the SEC had only three teams make the 12-team field.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
4 Mar. 2025
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Although couched in fiery rhetoric, the three-state, four-lawsuit litigation centering on the ACC, two dissatisfied member schools—Florida State and Clemson—and media rights contracts is fundamentally about one thing: money.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Corbin said the house’s location helped attract buyers.—
Tiffani Sherman,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Durham University's archaeologists excavated the site in 2022.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists excavating a massive tomb in Pompeii unearthed extremely rare, nearly life-size marble statues that shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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