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Recent Examples of burrows
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Gophers are rarely spotted outside of their burrows as their eyes are quite sensitive to bright light.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Managing the genetic health of such a small population is essential for the species’ long-term viability, and the hair-collection method offers a noninvasive way to gather vital data without disturbing the wombats in their burrows.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
An infection by New World screwworm occurs when an infected fly burrows into the tissue or flesh of warm-blooded animals, and, in rare cases, people.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
According to information about the rat control program, signs of rats in a residential yard could include burrows, droppings or dirt mounds near fences or garages.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The rodents are known to live in underground burrows, where they usually are located when called upon to do their Groundhog Day duties.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Marmot burrows are a key architectural component of many other animals’ habitats.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
In the lowland areas that include Los Angeles, rattlesnakes have underground burrows that are home to one or maybe two snakes, Taylor said.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Gophers are rarely spotted outside of their burrows as their eyes are quite sensitive to bright light.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Managing the genetic health of such a small population is essential for the species’ long-term viability, and the hair-collection method offers a noninvasive way to gather vital data without disturbing the wombats in their burrows.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
An infection by New World screwworm occurs when an infected fly burrows into the tissue or flesh of warm-blooded animals, and, in rare cases, people.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
According to information about the rat control program, signs of rats in a residential yard could include burrows, droppings or dirt mounds near fences or garages.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The rodents are known to live in underground burrows, where they usually are located when called upon to do their Groundhog Day duties.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Marmot burrows are a key architectural component of many other animals’ habitats.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrows
Noun
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Money-minded Venus conjoins aching Chiron in your 4th House of Domesticity, feathering their nests as an example to you.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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South Florida parks are aflutter with all kinds of feathery vertebrates building nests.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The girl crouches because there is no room to stand.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Alyssa Liu just literally crouches down right in front of us on the press row, right at the ice.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a video posted on Instagram on Thursday, Vonn squats with weights, lunges from side to side and does fast kicks against a ball.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Squire squats down in a patch of dead grass along the edge of a creek.—
Emily Brindley,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Tucked away in a quiet corner of the grounds, the spa has the same haute-hippie vibe as the houses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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To be sure, America is short by multiple millions of houses.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As Polly excavates the darkest parts of herself, the film can’t string together a build to match the depths of her soul-searching.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deep into the opening-night party at the Middleburg Film Festival, Joel Edgerton hunches over a cocktail table, flipping through the event’s official program.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Burrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrows. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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