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Recent Examples of quarry
Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Throughout the nineteenth century, American sculptors flocked to the Eternal City to be closer to the source—to the abundance of antiquities but also to the Apuan Alps in the north, with their marble quarries.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
On display were limestone pieces exhibiting the material quarried, and a record book loaned for the event by the Metro Nashville Register of Deeds documenting purchase and sale of human beings at a slave market located at the time just blocks from the Capitol site.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Noun
At the time, Corbin and other members of the Sedgwick County 4-H Geology Club were exploring a quarry where fossils are occasionally uncovered as layers of rock are removed.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Throughout the nineteenth century, American sculptors flocked to the Eternal City to be closer to the source—to the abundance of antiquities but also to the Apuan Alps in the north, with their marble quarries.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Verb
It can be found all over the world, and once quarried, is used as stackable rocks, bricks, panels, or crushed into gravel to be used as aggregate in concrete.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
On display were limestone pieces exhibiting the material quarried, and a record book loaned for the event by the Metro Nashville Register of Deeds documenting purchase and sale of human beings at a slave market located at the time just blocks from the Capitol site.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarry
Noun
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Adult caimans consume a wider variety of prey than younger animals, further increasing their ability to thrive in different habitats.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Magnificent Frigate-bird — Relentless defensively; hunts by chasing other birds and forcing them to drop their prey.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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There's the middle normal navigational channel that, unfortunately, the Iranians have mined.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
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This natural compound mined from salt plains and mountains out West is also known as sodium borate, disodium tetraborate, or sodium tetraborate.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
Verb
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According to Germain, the network initially didn't want to delve into death or divorce, the only two plausible reasons why Chuckie's mom wasn't around, in a kids' show.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Rogen declined to delve into details but made clear his position has not changed.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Slice it in half and scoop out the flesh with a spoon for an easy snack.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
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Lee was thinking of quitting baseball when he was released before getting scooped by the Braves as a minor-league free agent in 2021.—
Jesús Cano,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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