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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarrying
mining
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Moreover, glass production requires mining or producing nonrenewable natural resources such as sand, soda ash, lime and fuel.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Glencore has been mining in South Africa for nearly four decades, operating multiple coal and ferroalloys plants across three provinces.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Quarrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarrying. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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