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Recent Examples of burrow
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Some insects like mosquitos and cutworms burrow in warmer pockets of gardens and indoors, cocoon themselves, or enter diapause—a process similar to hibernation.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
Megan Molteni, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
If the soil under rocks and logs is cool and moist enough, worms don’t need to burrow.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
After feeding for about seven days, larvae drop to the ground, burrow into the soil, and emerge as adult screwworm flies.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Some insects like mosquitos and cutworms burrow in warmer pockets of gardens and indoors, cocoon themselves, or enter diapause—a process similar to hibernation.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
To do so, Vidal-Gadea would knock out genes in nematodes, then have those worms attempt to burrow in dirt or go for a swim to see what happened to their muscles.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
If the soil under rocks and logs is cool and moist enough, worms don’t need to burrow.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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The birds are known to leave their eggs in other females’ nests—outsourcing the parenting of the young to another bird.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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Defending nests is not a behavior such as is done by social wasps and hornets.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Verb
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And Zendaya, as to be expected, really, is fantastic, slipping effortlessly under the skin of the gruff addict in recovery, trying to claw her way out of an increasingly deep hole.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
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The always-on workday killed the lunch break, but now workers are using AI to claw it back.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Extra servos in the shoulders let the arms swing widely, while the leg joints allow crouching and shifting positions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Journalists and other attendees can be seen crouched under tables as federal officers swarmed the ballroom.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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Dane Lafrey’s magnificent, multi-level design makes maximum use of the Palace’s cavernous stage to create a lair to die for.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The fact that a humpback whale had been dredged out for days by volunteers, corralled into a barge and released into the North Sea demonstrated a collective good will toward nature that can seem all too rare.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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The classic preparation, popularized in part by the iconic Julia Child, features a whole filet of Dover sole, dredged in flour and pan-fried in butter until golden.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For now, Anteotokounmpo, 31, remains coy, his words wrapped in riddles and his intentions couched in caveats, even as ESPN continues to report that a trade (somewhere) is viewed as inevitable and even as the two-time MVP insists that a trade is not his decision.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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This outlook is refreshing, even if it is ultimately couched in fantasy.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Suspect Cole Tomas Allen was confined to a padded cell with constant lighting and repeatedly strip-searched; the judge noted the jail houses convicted killers without such restrictions.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Many major fashion houses have brought on new creative directors in the past year, meaning tonight will mark many designers' first Met Gala in their new roles.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
Verb
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Its incisors became permanently growing chisels for excavating wood.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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First, the incoming object blasted material outward at tremendous speed, excavating deep layers of the moon.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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