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Recent Examples of burrow
Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The baby becomes an emblem of what Lynch can do: create images that live in your mind and burrow under your skin.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
That creates obvious and serious conflicts of interests, with Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency currently burrowing into the agency that acts as SpaceX’s primary regulator.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Officially designated the state reptile of Georgia in 1989, these fascinating animals are considered a keystone species within their natural habitat thanks to their large burrows, with many Peach State mammals, insects and other reptiles using them for shelter.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The baby becomes an emblem of what Lynch can do: create images that live in your mind and burrow under your skin.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Scientists think that plastics can disrupt this layer, burrowing between the tight junctions that hold the intestinal cells together.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
That creates obvious and serious conflicts of interests, with Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency currently burrowing into the agency that acts as SpaceX’s primary regulator.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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Whenever the other eagles in the aviary came near his rock and its nest, Murphy would scream and charge at them, the sanctuary wrote.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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When the researchers approached the bird’s nest, the fuzzy nestling shook its head, flicking it back and forth.—
ByErik Stokstad,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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With just weeks remaining in the regular season, the New Jersey Devils (36-25-6) will look to claw their way up the playoff ladder, while the Pittsburgh Penguins (27-31-10) hope to go on a last-minute run to sneak into the postseason.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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While Mills clawed its way back, Notre Dame continued to hit 3s at will, seemingly putting the game just out of reach for the Vikings.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.—
Natallie Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Leoni quickly peeled herself off of Grant while smiling, and Ortega crouched down on the floor.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are a few shelves of bottles with pipettes in them, like the lair of some sort of mad apothecary.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Along the way, viewers will get a better look at Muse’s aforementioned lair, which became quite an attraction even for those who worked on the series.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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It can also be used as a breading or dredge for frying.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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The unscripted lifestyle show treats us to plenty of hand shots as Markle kneads dough, decorates cakes, and dredges chicken wings.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Philosopher Garrett Hardin’s original description of the tragedy of the commons was couched in terms of a shepherd bringing one more sheep to graze on an unowned pasture.—
Bruce Yandle,
Twin Cities,
13 Mar. 2025
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Trump even couches some of his most famous policies in aesthetic terms.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fauna, which is filled with beautiful tilework and flooded with daytime light, is meant to evoke the style and casual warmth of a Catalan bourgeois house.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Family Buy House, Then Notice 3 Big Mistakes, 'Kick Myself For Missing This' By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A woman who recently bought a house with her family was shocked to discover several alarming issues with the property.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Although the hoard was excavated by Durham University archaeologists the year after, the contents were unknown until this week.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Then, in 2022, a team of archaeologists from Durham University excavated the site near the village of Melsonby in North Yorkshire, advised by the British Museum and with a grant from Historic England.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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