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Recent Examples of burrow
Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
Some animals build burrows by collecting supplies and creating a den.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
There are serious problems with this approach, like the absence of context for the fight and the endless slaughter of faceless Somalis, but Scott burrows into the tactical details of a skirmish that wiped out 18 American soldiers and more than 500 Somalis.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The city won't apply rodenticide to burrows less than 10 feet away from a property or in yards with pets, according to Gallup.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
Some animals build burrows by collecting supplies and creating a den.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
While the president-elect focuses on his social-media account and headline-grabbing nominations, Lutnick burrows in on the lower-level appointees who actually carry out the government’s day-to-day work.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
There are serious problems with this approach, like the absence of context for the fight and the endless slaughter of faceless Somalis, but Scott burrows into the tactical details of a skirmish that wiped out 18 American soldiers and more than 500 Somalis.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
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This female Red-bellied Woodpecker had been investigating this Screech Owl nest for a couple of days.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The scrub-jays used to nest in mid-March, but the nesting period has shifted to late February, giving snakes a longer amount of time during the spring season to feed on the nests.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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As the woman struggled to keep the distressed feline in the bathtub, the cat meowed loudly, scratched frantically, and eventually clawed its way up the shower curtain before making a dramatic escape.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Metropolitan Housing Alliance's board of commissioners has approved an operating budget for 2025 as executives at the housing authority attempt to claw their way out of a financial mess.Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Kim Kardashian Shares Emotional Post Reflecting on 'the Sad Part About Motherhood' Tagging Balenciaga, Kardashian crouched down in front of a gold Tesla Cybercab while wearing a pair of stockings featuring a suspender-style top, a pair of pointed black heels and a cropped black puffer jacket.Clare Fisher, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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At last month’s hearing, prosecutors played surveillance footage from Mullins’ chambers that appeared to show the judge crouching behind his desk as a man identified as Stines shoots him multiple times.Dakin Andone, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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Last season, the room was designed to look like a cave, but it's been revamped to look like a C-list movie supervillain's lair.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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One night, after warning Armand to steer clear of the Theatre, Louis struts into the coven’s lair and tosses gasoline on their coffins.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 30 June 2024
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The asphalt lot was dredged to make way for the world-class marina, which can handle vessels anywhere from 65 feet to 315 feet.Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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Other projects will include dredging the lagoon, removing the concrete river lining, and opening to daylight the section that is buried.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Fifth, don’t couch a statement of support in legal-ese.Evan Morris, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024
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Watkins offered a similar sentiment, couching it in the language of sports.Gena Cox, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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According to evidence introduced at trial, on May 29, 2023, the defendant provided alcohol to a minor female who was invited to spend the night at Hariprasad’s house by a minor female friend.Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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Next to the main house is a huge stone and glass solarium with gorgeous indoor pool, hot and cold plunges, and large infrared sauna.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, there are revelations about the atrocities at Nickel; the grounds are excavated, and human remains discovered.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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The research team discovered the first of the fossilized footprints in 2021 and the surface containing them was then excavated the following year, revealing the full extent of the tracks.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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