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Recent Examples of burrow
Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Chipmunks hide under shrub or tree roots, in rock walls, or may burrow beneath the steps to your deck or under the foundation of your house or shed, says Owen.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
According to researchers, the interdune barking gecko lives alone in burrows beginning from a very young age.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 2, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The South American swamp rodents also burrow holes in levees, posing a threat to the state’s flood-control and water-supply infrastructure.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Chipmunks hide under shrub or tree roots, in rock walls, or may burrow beneath the steps to your deck or under the foundation of your house or shed, says Owen.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Still, they're named for their habit of using crayfish burrows that are mostly abandoned.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
According to researchers, the interdune barking gecko lives alone in burrows beginning from a very young age.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 2, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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The winner heads into another hornet’s nest against the Toronto Blue Jays in an AL Division Series on Saturday.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since the pork cooks in its own juices, be sure to drain any excess liquid from your meat before adding to your nest of tortilla chips so as not to compromise crunch.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Team Europe Captain Noah would roll out Mensik in the next match to try and claw a bit closer to Team World.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Minnesota had trailed by 17 points in the third quarter but, through a combination of tough shot-making and spirited defense, was able to claw its way back into the game.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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In one instance, a colleague entered Aber’s office to find an inmate crouched under his desk, according to an affidavit filed against Aber in the criminal case.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The first stage of the final HOH contest had the final three flying in drones off the coast of BB City searching for the Mastermind’s new lair.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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For more winter wonder nearby, find Santa in his secret lair atop Rochers-de-Naye, accessible via traditional cogwheel train, and discounted with the Swiss Travel Pass.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Pickleball courts, golf course to remain open Plans for the project include dredging the lake, repairing the concrete and foundation at the dam, and replacing a culvert near Flatwoods Road Cove with a bridge.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The project would extend Osceola's slack-water harbor by 3,000 feet by dredging out 620,000 cubic yards of material.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Defamation concerns false statements that are couched as factual and objective.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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These reflections, too, would then be couched in a language too confusing for most readers to understand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pretty sure she was crated if she ever was allowed in [the house].—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His aristocratic tastes are reflected in his various building projects, the remains of which have been excavated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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After being granted a license to excavate at the temple in 2004, Martínez and her team uncovered a piece of blue glass in 2005.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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