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Recent Examples of borehole
Some early projects in the pipeline include funding a borehole at a school in Cameroon, where children currently walk kilometers each week to fetch water, as well as initiatives in South Africa and Uganda.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The first borehole ultimately went down to 1,250 feet through a greater percentage of bedrock than the second, which only went to 850 feet.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Despite the large swath of the Midcontinent Rift through Iowa, Clark said the state geological survey, housed at the University of Iowa, has only 24 borehole samples that were drilled deep enough, and in the right location, to intersect the basalt of the Midcontinent Rift.
—Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 17 Feb. 2026
For a study in PNAS Nexus, researchers tracked the effects of such shake-ups on microbes at the bottom of a 100-meter-deep borehole in Yellowstone National Park.
—Damien Pine, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The first borehole ultimately went down to 1,250 feet through a greater percentage of bedrock than the second, which only went to 850 feet.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Despite the large swath of the Midcontinent Rift through Iowa, Clark said the state geological survey, housed at the University of Iowa, has only 24 borehole samples that were drilled deep enough, and in the right location, to intersect the basalt of the Midcontinent Rift.
—Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 17 Feb. 2026
For a study in PNAS Nexus, researchers tracked the effects of such shake-ups on microbes at the bottom of a 100-meter-deep borehole in Yellowstone National Park.
—Damien Pine, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borehole
Noun
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The fossils were first discovered by a local resident in 2016 and initial excavation happened between then and 2019, but then funding dried up.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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Officials for both the village of Homer Glen and Homer Township will hold separate special meetings Friday to vote on a formal objection to plans for a nondestructive hydro-excavation company on 159th Street in unincorporated Will County.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Rocky, meanwhile, wore a camel trench over a gray tee, along with black jeans and combat boots.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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In the massive world of the NFL trenches, the domain of the largest of all professional athletes, Aaron Donald was an undersized anomaly.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
Noun
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While Perseverance hums along at a feature known as the Jezero crater, about 2,300 miles East the Curiosity rover has been exploring the ancient Gale Crater since 2012.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The impact left behind a tapered impact crater basin that, at some 1,600 miles wide and five miles deep, is one of the largest in the solar system.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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They’re designed to be that way and will probably continue to function as sonic caverns so long as current aesthetics are in fashion.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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By the fall of 2024, the cavern's pool contained 212 fish.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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Rent one from Sea Panarea to discover hidden coves, sea caves, and the nearby islets of Basiluzzo and Lisca before settling in for sunset Negronis at the see-and-be-seen Bar del Porto.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Balance out from all the casino hype with an indulgent treatment or power nap in the salt cave.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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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Later, a sinkhole developed where her garage had been, filled with her broken pottery.—
Aarne Heikkila,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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The right and center lanes of the westbound LIE were closed at Exit 49N because of the sinkhole.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Nigeria's president said the strike took place at a compound in the Lake Chad basin.—
Victoria Craw,
Washington Post,
16 May 2026
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Traditionally, the peak of the Atlantic basin season is in late August to early September.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Borehole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borehole. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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