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Recent Examples of borehole
In a new study published in Science this month, an international team of researchers lowered a fiber-optic cable almost one mile down into a borehole in the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS), the largest ice stream in the Greenland ice sheet.
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
The system will essentially act as a giant loop of pipes and boreholes drilled deep into the bedrock, where temperatures remain relatively constant.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
To lessen the tension, Fichtner rested the cable on the borehole’s slightly inclined side.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
With the help of friends, Mr. Bello raised money for the construction of a borehole for the neighborhood.
—Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
The system will essentially act as a giant loop of pipes and boreholes drilled deep into the bedrock, where temperatures remain relatively constant.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
To lessen the tension, Fichtner rested the cable on the borehole’s slightly inclined side.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
With the help of friends, Mr. Bello raised money for the construction of a borehole for the neighborhood.
—Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borehole
Noun
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The excavation was led by the Cantonal Archaeology Department.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2025
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Once the excavation concluded, the archaeologists gave Galissa a copy of the final report.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The force can carve a trench into the sand below you and create a rip current, a fast-moving channel of water that will haul your unsuspecting ass out to sea.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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Kent just came back inside after digging trenches along the side of our dirt road in the pouring rain.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2025
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One of the samples was dug from a scar-like trench called Wessex Cleft and the other from the bottom of a young crater rim in South Massif.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Expect to jump off small waterfalls, navigate through rocky caverns, and drift beneath thousands of brilliant glowworms lighting up the cave ceiling like a night sky.—
Alexandra Gillespie,
Outside Online,
28 Apr. 2025
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In addition to three obvious places—Carlsbad, Wind Cave, and Mammoth Cave—other national parks have caverns.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The walls mimic a cave and the water echoes against the bouldered ceiling.—
Courtney Wittich,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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The extinct species was discovered in a geological layer of the cave dating back to the Late Pleistocene epoch, Zelenkov said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The water hole was surrounded by palm trees and sand dunes during the late Cretaceous period, but since then, the environment has changed drastically.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Water Holes Canyon The name Water Holes Canyon is a bit fanciful as there no significant permanent water holes here.—
Tiffany Acosta,
The Arizona Republic,
9 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Eventually, the cave ceilings collapsed and left behind sinkholes.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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First responders with Dallas Fire & Rescue arrived to find the truck in the sinkhole.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Unlike other fountains, this one comes with four rods that can be cut to fit your specific basin.—
Brandi Fuller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2025
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These physiological and sensory adaptations underpin the species’ ability to traverse vast ocean basins, from coastal foraging grounds to the depths of the White Shark Café, cementing their role as sentinels of both nearshore and open‑ocean ecosystems.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Borehole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borehole. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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