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Recent Examples of burrow
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Hedgehog burrows and transit routes.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
Many native bees burrow in the soil to nest.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
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Noun
The snakes spend much of their time underground in the burrows of pocket gophers.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Hedgehog burrows and transit routes.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Verb
The maggots, in particular, will burrow into the fruit, so throw out any infested apples.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
Many native bees burrow in the soil to nest.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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The birds use calls and behaviors that help direct people toward wild bees’ nests, while humans respond with their own vocal signals during the search.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Bald eagle pairs usually mate for life, returning to the same nest every year.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Verb
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That explosion will raise his chest at the same time that his forelegs will claw up into the air again to gain another apogee in the next stride’s arc.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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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
Verb
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Bystander video captured the sound of at least seven shots and showed people crouching and running for cover.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Peters crouched down and used a little body language to try to coax the ball fair.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
Noun
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On yet another stage, a set acting as a Detroit basement is decorated with bathtubs and grimy plastic curtains made to look like the lair of a vampire group called the Fang Gang.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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The set feels less like a ’90s living room than a cozy villain’s lair, warm but volatile (and easily set ablaze).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Much of the sand that comes down the Santa Ana River gets regularly dredged and hauled to the groin jetties in West Newport.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
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The Marina District of San Francisco, built on an artificial landfill made partly from mud dredged from the bay, suffered severe damage because of the weak sediment below.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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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Jones will enter the competition in camp after missing part of the spring with an ankle injury suffered while moving into his new house.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The villa is still being excavated and studied, but archaeologists have so far uncovered a grand entrance hall with an atrium and sunken basin, known as an impluvium, surrounded by a mosaic floor with black and white botanical and geometric designs.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Officials noted that it will be excavated through the narrowest part of the peninsula, connecting Moldefjord and Kjødepollen in the Vanylvsfjord region.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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