as in to dig
to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth workmen are excavating a long tunnel that will eventually replace the aboveground expressway

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Recent Examples of excavate While excavating in 2015, Frachetti met with one of the region’s only current inhabitants—a forestry inspector who lives with his family a few miles from Tashbulak. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024 Storytelling can also help teams excavate issues and problems more proactively. Julie Kratz, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 More could be revealed as archaeologists continue to excavate the site. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2024 The pottery excavated in the neighborhood assembly houses has many different compositions, suggesting these pots were brought there by different families coming together to share food. R. Alexander Bentley, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for excavate 

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“Excavate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavate. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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