boreholes

plural of borehole

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Noun
  • Trotter said a major renovation that modernized the building included a central heating and cooling system powered by 30 vertical wells approximately 300 feet deep that are connected to high-efficiency heat pumps beneath the schoolyard parking area.
    Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Guests may choose a water treatment in a pool that evokes the area’s limestone cenotes (underground wells) or try a purification by a local healer in a temazcal (a traditional heated lodge), among many other journeys for mind and body well-being.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Below are the three most salient lessons from the depths of the speculative fiction trenches.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Long before anyone would ever think of putting him in charge of anything, present DCEU head James Gunn rose out of the Troma trenches and into the mainstream with this goofy, gross (in a good way) horror-comedy.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just one of those caves, known as the Tour Cave, is open to the public.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The caves are easily the Meramec Valley’s biggest draw, but in the fall, half of the appeal is found above the surface of the Earth, when Missouri’s maples, ashes, hickories, and oaks start to change colors.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Richmond Township voters shot down a ballot question about a new millage, not to exceed 1 mill, for five years to fund the maintenance of ditches, drains and roads.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Nelson was a teenager who would sometimes work for Gacy, and remembered the contractor asking him to help dig some ditches, about six feet deep and four feet long.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Boreholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boreholes. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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