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Recent Examples of burrow
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Early work personalizes the effects of colonialism, while later projects burrow inward.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, they're named for their habit of using crayfish burrows that are mostly abandoned.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
These tunneling animals will burrow through the turf, often under the cover of snow.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Early work personalizes the effects of colonialism, while later projects burrow inward.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
While temperatures on the surface rise and fall throughout the day, peaking in the heat of the afternoon and then cooling down in the nighttime, the temperature inside a burrow remains relatively constant.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Still, they're named for their habit of using crayfish burrows that are mostly abandoned.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow
Noun
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Sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning, fencing was cut and pens and nest boxes were destroyed to release the mink, which are raised for their pelts, Fur Commission USA said.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The variety of sizes means each bowl perfectly nests within one another for easy organization in your cabinets.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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End-of-roster pickups Collin Gillespie and Jared Butler will have chances to claw their way into the rotation.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Benny Emmanuel stars as Vgly, a young rapper trying to claw his way to prominence while feuding with foes through beats and rhymes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After a brief struggle for traction, the robot regained control by crouching slightly, mimicking a human posture to exert force.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rather than playing her violin on her shoulder, the violinist crouched on a rug with Belaji, facing the instrument toward the floor.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In his own secret lair, Vilgefortz learns from Istredd that Ciri possesses a the power to collapse space and time — not only for the Continent, but for other spheres of reality.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Free of blood and gore, Nightbooks follows a kid who loves scary stories until he is forced to tell a new one every night or stay trapped in a witch's lair forever.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge chicken lightly in flour mixture, shaking off excess.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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Other fresh fish were lightly dredged in flour, fried, baked, and then garnished with parsley and black walnuts.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes the case for war’s inevitability is couched in expressions of rue and reluctance.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Homeless, Silas is forced to couch surf with friends.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tanya Taylor hosts Delphine at her house for a party in New York City.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The set includes a long stick for full-house cleans, a short handheld for smaller messes, a wall mount, and a convenient charging dock for quick grab-and-go sessions.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Despite talk of using nukes to carve a second Panama Canal or excavate Alaskan ports, public concern over radiation and international treaties ultimately shut the program down.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Only then will the researchers begin to excavate using a hydraulic dredge.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Burrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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