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Recent Examples of borehole
The Pacific challenge aims to raise awareness and funding to build boreholes for the whole of the Ambohimanarina municipality in Madagascar, where currently only 14% of the population has access to safe, clean drinking water.
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Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
There will be geothermal underfloor heating throughout—the heat for this and the hot water will be obtained from boreholes.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The 1,000-feet-deep boreholes or wells will connect buildings in the industrial park to steady underground temperatures.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
This is achieved in part through extensive rooftop solar arrays with batteries, together with underground borehole energy storage for heating and cooling.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
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Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
There will be geothermal underfloor heating throughout—the heat for this and the hot water will be obtained from boreholes.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The 1,000-feet-deep boreholes or wells will connect buildings in the industrial park to steady underground temperatures.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
This is achieved in part through extensive rooftop solar arrays with batteries, together with underground borehole energy storage for heating and cooling.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borehole
Noun
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Once that is settled, the next few months will include starting excavation and foundation installation.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The excavation process has been purposefully slow to avoid further collapse, and rescue forces have worked in shifts to carefully remove the debris.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dig a trench that is about 12 inches deep and loosen the soil, setting it to the side.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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These collisions have formed deep oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and complex geological features.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cracking the plastic code Each impact created a small crater where the plastic absorbed the most energy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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In previous work, Denton had established that a collision into solid ice would have created a peak-free crater.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dana Point surfer Scott Muir tucked into a deep barrel in the Oceanside surf, his surfboard and body disappearing into the wave’s cavern of ocean water.—
Laylan Connelly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The four pumps are massive and stored in a large underground cavern at the Southport plant.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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The team also discovered a second new species of dragon millipede at a cave.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Madagascar is a popular destination for travelers who love exploration and visiting rainforests, canyons and caves.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For them, luxury is watching elephants drink at the water hole under moonlight or waking up to hear lion roars in the distance.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The water hole was surrounded by palm trees and sand dunes during the late Cretaceous period, but since then, the environment has changed drastically.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And finally… Several people made a lucky escape after a huge sinkhole opened in Bangkok.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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No deaths or injuries were reported due to the sinkhole, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Health inspectors cited the soul food restaurant after discovering that the kitchen handwashing sink was blocked with multiple plastic buckets in the sink basin.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Madeline Heim has broadened her focus to include public health, another area of expertise, and continues to keep an eye on the Mississippi River basin.—
GREG BOROWSKI,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Borehole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borehole. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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