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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 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
There may be four to five flat entrance holes to burrows concentrated in a small area.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 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
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How To Get Rid Of Paper Wasps If a nest is located in a natural area away from your outdoor living spaces, there’s no reason to remove it because paper wasps are predators of many garden pests.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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The bald eagle family lives in a nest in Big Bear Valley, about 92 miles from Los Angeles.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
1 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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Journalists and other attendees can be seen crouched under tables as federal officers swarmed the ballroom.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Inside the restroom, Quinton crouched near a corner.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 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
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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 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
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When the golf event was originally moved to Carlton Woods in 2023, a lake located between the ninth and 18th holes was dredged, cleaned out, and netting was even installed to keep animals, including alligators, out of it so the winner could jump in after securing victory.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 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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How Washington behaves vis-à-vis those deposits influences the process and reconfigures the balance within the Shia house.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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That high mark owes much to the city’s Ribeira district, which is home to picturesque houses with red terracotta roofs clustered along the Douro River.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In January 2021, police found Muirhead's Red Bull can and excavated around it.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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View gallery - 4 images In northern Switzerland, a construction team is hard at work excavating a hole in the ground that will end up being over 88 ft (27 m) deep, and spanning the length of two soccer pitches.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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