as in attacking
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 mining
The band teamed up with Pitbull, who has recently been mining the past for catchy melodies and sampling famous tracks, turning them into modern pop cuts.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This may help inform plans for future near-Earth asteroid missions, or possibly even mining operations in space.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Moreover, glass production requires mining or producing nonrenewable natural resources such as sand, soda ash, lime and fuel.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 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
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This may help inform plans for future near-Earth asteroid missions, or possibly even mining operations in space.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Moreover, glass production requires mining or producing nonrenewable natural resources such as sand, soda ash, lime and fuel.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mining
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Advertisement The arguments against conversion therapy aren’t about attacking religion or silencing free speech.—
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sherrill has pinned the blame on the Republican candidate’s campaign, going so far as to run an ad attacking Ciattarelli over the issue.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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Martin attempted to assert his authority by bombing Raskin out of the squad altogether.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Trump has also ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza.—
SAM MEDNICK,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mining. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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