burrowed (into)

past tense of burrow (into)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrowed (into)
Verb
  • The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The complaint did not say if the area was excavated or what was wrapped in the plastic.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Healy asked at the committee meeting whether the village had investigated renting screens when needed.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Colocation data centers involve renting space for servers and computing hardware rather than relying on in-house or private facilities.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Since most boar spears had cross-guard features near the spearhead, this was often used to trigger the gun once the spear had penetrated the prey.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2025
  • None of the bullets penetrated the glass.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But Francis also contradicted himself and split some very specific hairs regarding LGBTQ+ rights.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
  • Shortly after their divorce, Hurley announced her engagement to the Australian cricketer Shane Warne, and the couple split in 2013.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Burrowed (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed%20%28into%29. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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