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Recent Examples of burrow
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Hedgehog burrows and transit routes.
—Literary Hub, 11 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
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
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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However, such planets may fly the nest quite quickly.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
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Tend your nest, and let safety spark soft strength within.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
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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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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Northwestern plans to start excavating the site later this year but still needs several state and city approvals before launching construction, most likely in 2027.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Identifying an early giant scorpion Working with eight fossils excavated over the years from three sites, the study team used CT scans and other tools to take a closer look at the specimen in the Natural History Museum’s collection.—
Shraddha Chakradhar,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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