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as in repository
an abundant source
a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game
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Recent Examples of mine
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Marshall became part owner of a quartz mine near Kelsey.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
All felt a kinship with Kahlo and mined her paintings and personal history.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Nearly two months ago, AMC sold most of its Hycroft Mining stake to the gold and silver mine’s largest investor, Canadian billionaire Eric Sprott, who convinced AMC to join him in making their original investment in 2022.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Marshall became part owner of a quartz mine near Kelsey.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
Peers like Jo Johnson or Jas Shaw mine similar territory, but where their tunes have a more contemporary sheen, a Craven Faults recording is haunted and otherworldly.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
All felt a kinship with Kahlo and mined her paintings and personal history.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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La Brea Tar Pits is the richest Ice Age fossil site on Earth and a repository of millions of fossils, comprising hundreds of plant and animal species.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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But for now, Road to Repair is just a plan—not a repository of funds ready to be allocated—to raise $100 million from private donors.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And anyone who read Cobb's explosive The Hunting Wives or watched the hit Netflix series of the same name starring Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow, knows to expect plenty of twists, turns and sexy secrets in this one.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Ohio State could also benefit from adding an explosive running back to go along with Bo Jackson and Isaiah West.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In severe cases, the virus can attack parts of the brain that control basic life functions like eye movement, heart rate and blood pressure, causing permanent damage.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ukraine's air force said that Russia attacked overnight with one ballistic missile and 146 strike drones, 103 of which were shot down or destroyed using electronic warfare.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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To date, the Betts brothers have taken data from over 200 gold mines, tracking carbon emissions per ounce of gold produced, recycling statistics, percentage of local employment rates, percentage of profits going back into the community, and more.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2026
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Is Mark Zuckerberg constructing a gold mine or a financial sinkhole?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For decades the capital had worked like a slowly exploding atom bomb, inhaling poor Filipinos from the provinces and spitting them into distant suburbs, transforming rural barangays into slums of concrete and zinc.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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These are the investors most likely to make a big move when a tape bomb hits.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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So what is a modernist like Mayer, who made such cool craft of ancient stuff 20 years ago with Spring Awakening, to do with something as hokey and booby-trapped as Chess?—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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What’s more, the harsh reality is that the Heat — whose strong interest in Antetokounmpo is widely known — can access a treasure trove of first-rounders (up to four) in the summer and should thus incentivize Golden State to seize this current moment.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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According to the publication’s source, ICE already had a treasure trove of personal details about Pretti before his death on Saturday.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
29 Jan. 2026
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The movie’s biggest laughs come from Kevin’s hijinks, which involve setting up complex booby traps to fend off a pair of burglars targeting his family’s home.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their 2025-26 season has been littered with injury landmines and other booby traps hidden in the walls of Ball Arena.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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