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as in explosive
a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed the soldiers were careful to disarm any mines they found in their path

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mine

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verb

as in to attack
to place hidden explosive devices in or under the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy

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Recent Examples of mine
Noun
Even today, thousands of its physical records are stored in former limestone mines in Missouri and Pennsylvania. Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025 Most Himalayan salt is harvested from a mine in Pakistan, and though salt water is much the same around the world, sea salt may contain some minerals present in its original water source. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin. ProPublica, 4 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 See All Example Sentences for mine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
  • The files also include packaging repositories and operational runbooks that show how China’s Great Firewall is built and maintained.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • AIStor includes MinIO AIHub, a private repository for storing AI models and datasets that maintains full compatibility with HuggingFace APIs.
    Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Manchis' interference appears to defuse or extinguish the explosive.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Prevent explosive plays on defense.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Charlie was the best of America, and the monster who attacked him was attacking our whole country.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Estonian police said the drone was likely en route to attack targets inside Russia.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There is much discussion on the growth of the sector and debate on whether AI investors are heading to a gold mine or if the bubble will burst soon.
    Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The next gold mine won’t be found in algorithms or automation alone, but in the uniquely human qualities that cannot be coded.
    Paul Hudson, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Afterward, Mitchell became the editor of Nuclear Times, the disarmament magazine, despite having no nuclear background other than some extravagant atomic-bomb drills in junior high in the fifties.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Drills started with a massive bang when several Russian fighter jets came streaking in at a low level, dropping bombs on mock targets.
    Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Diving into this treasure trove of unseen performances, working with the editor Jonathan Redmond, Luhrmann has fashioned a streamlined and exquisitely paced concert film.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The new multidisciplinary platform is a treasure trove of information and includes a comprehensive, accredited training program, the Perimenopause Certificate.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These may show up in Ukraine before long, perhaps walking ahead of patrols to find booby traps and clear routes through minefields, or taking bullets to expose enemy firing position.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some enterprising Viet Cong had defused this and turned into a booby trap detonatable by wires from brush a few hundred feet away.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
Verb
  • In 1935, Qassam and two of his followers ambushed a group of British Mandate policemen, murdering a Jewish sergeant.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Nationals ambushed Mazur to start the game.
    Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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