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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Joel Angel Juarez | Getty Images The arrival of the invasive New World screwworm in Texas, a parasitic fly whose larvae burrow into the flesh of living warm-blooded animals, could exacerbate existing inflation pain for Americans already grappling with high beef prices.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 6 May 2026
After the eggs hatch, the maggots burrow further into the tissue and cause painful infestations.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Key Facts New World screwworm, a parasitic fly with larvae that burrow in healthy tissue of cattle, deer, horses and other warm-blooded animals, was first discovered in may in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, near the Mexico border, and the number of cases has since risen to seven.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Joel Angel Juarez | Getty Images The arrival of the invasive New World screwworm in Texas, a parasitic fly whose larvae burrow into the flesh of living warm-blooded animals, could exacerbate existing inflation pain for Americans already grappling with high beef prices.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Verb
That degree of also-ran eventually begins to burrow, occupying the space behind the eyes.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 6 May 2026
After the eggs hatch, the maggots burrow further into the tissue and cause painful infestations.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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Tend your nest, and let safety spark soft strength within.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Bird's nest ferns are actually much easier to take care of than most indoor ferns.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 June 2026
Verb
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But for Season 2, MrBeast and his crew realized viewers wanted to know a little more about the contestants that managed to claw their way to the top.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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Life without either, the pair determine, has left Leonora morose, maladjusted and desperate to claw her way back to the road not taken.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Hilaria then put the camera down and backed away from it before crouching down on the floor and going into a headstand.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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He was crouched over to the side of the passenger door.—
Betsy Shuller,
CBS News,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While the stop-motion that brings Quetzalcoatl to life is impressive (Q is one of the last kaiju movies to primarily use stop-motion animation before CGI took over), the film almost has more of a slasher-movie vibe, as the dragon attacks New Yorkers out of nowhere and then hides in its lair.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Their plan goes haywire and Demogorgons track down all the kids who were making their escape and carry them away into their lair.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Place 1/3 cup flour in a shallow dish; dredge chicken lightly in flour, shaking off excess.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
3 Dec. 2025
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The item will then be dredged and lifted from the water so researchers can attempt to identify it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Kocurek’s praise wasn’t couched, however.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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It’s almost always couched in aspirational terms.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The third attack occurred on May 12 at a house that is owned by the prime minister.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The plane crashed into a house and exploded, killing 10 skydivers, the pilot and a man sitting on his back porch.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The exhibition challenges audiences to excavate layers of meaning behind these visual documents to reveal the myriad stories muted by a dominant colonial narrative.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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After months of scandal and speculation, and several weeks of extended reunion unpacking, the sordid mess of Summer House season ten has been excavated.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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