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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow (into)
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Slice this seedless variety into wedges or hollow it out and make watermelon balls.
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Under the brows, her eyes were hollowed in heavy black shadow, while her lips were dressed in a matte nude hue thanks to makeup artist Linda Hallberg.
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The villa is still being excavated and studied, but archaeologists have so far uncovered a grand entrance hall with an atrium and sunken basin, known as an impluvium, surrounded by a mosaic floor with black and white botanical and geometric designs.
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Officials noted that it will be excavated through the narrowest part of the peninsula, connecting Moldefjord and Kjødepollen in the Vanylvsfjord region.
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One notable upgrade is the Sheet Mask Boost Mode, specifically designed to help hydrating essences penetrate deeper into the skin.
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Okay, ability to go in and penetrate a cybersecurity system.
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After a 1980s split with Fidel Castro cost him the Interior Ministry, Valdés returned to power in the 2000s, overseeing telecommunications, serving as vice president and helping recover Che Guevara’s remains.
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The delays were split nearly evenly, affecting 332 flights departing the Denver airport and 287 flights arriving, according to FlightAware.
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Michigan's attorney general has opened a price gouging investigation into a BP gas station near Detroit Metro Airport that prosecutors say charged travelers significantly more for gas than nearby stations.
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The true fans now get painted as the ones who can afford to spend four figures on tickets, book a last-minute flight on price-gouging airlines, take time off work, snatch up a downtown hotel for a couple of days and still have money left over for merch and alcohol.
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Why are there currently rappers from Orlando and Virginia assimilating mid-2000s NYC litefeet grooves into their sound?
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But was Alicia suddenly having the time of her life grooving to this classic?
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Larvae can rupture arteries, causing severe bleeding and leaving the animals severely anemic.
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An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a dangerous bulge in the body’s largest artery that can rupture without warning, with a death rate as high as 81%.
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Before police took him into custody, Tran slit his wrists, cut his neck and poked the blade into his stomach, but all of the wounds were superficial.
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If it’s baked in a loaf pan, go ahead and slit the top of the batter before baking.
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“Burrow (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow%20%28into%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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