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Recent Examples of quarry
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
Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
There are houses with multi- generational expansions, a farm, synagogue, stone quarry, wells, crops, and livestock.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
The volunteers blocked off the grassy fields at Holliday Park and backed their quarry against the fountain.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
There are houses with multi- generational expansions, a farm, synagogue, stone quarry, wells, crops, and livestock.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarry
Noun
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The venom in their fangs inhibits the swimming and breathing abilities of their prey.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Then, using an interactive Shark HQ, four of the world’s leading experts deconstruct local encounters to determine why sharks mistake humans for prey.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a video released by the IDF, another four schools roughly two miles north of these were mined and destroyed, also in August.—
Victoria Beaule,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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The company said taxpayers would benefit in future years from royalties on any coal mined.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The third instalment chronicles convicted serial killer Ed Gein (Charlie Hunnam) in the 1950s, and appears to delve into how his life influenced pop culture and horror films in Hollywood.—
Rachel Choy,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
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On the sidelines, a pop-up program will feature workshops ranging from Emirati comics to a photography and documentation tour, while panels and keynote sessions will delve into the role of cinema in shaping youth culture.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even still, someone scooped it right up.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
9 Oct. 2025
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Now’s your chance to scoop them all up, at a real bargain, on the last day of Amazon Prime deals.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Quarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarry. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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