Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow (into)
Verb
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First, carve a wide mouth out of the top of a large gourd and then thoroughly hollow it out.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Rising rents, gentrification, and the pressure of tourism have hollowed many of them out.—
Clarissa Wei,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These connections raise the possibility that people were following camels across the desert on winter migrations, says archaeologist and study co-author Ceri Shipton, who was excavating the site, known as Jebel Misma, when his team spotted a spectacular caravan of camel carvings on May 14, 2023.—
Martin J. Kernan,
Scientific American,
30 Sep. 2025
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His aristocratic tastes are reflected in his various building projects, the remains of which have been excavated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Two stab wounds penetrated to a depth of about 20cm [nearly 8 inches].—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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What starts as a plush gel, lathers into a rich foam that penetrates deep to remove all traces of residue.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 18 qualified teams were split into pots of three, according to their UEFA coefficient, and were drawn against two teams from each pot, with three matches away and three at home.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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So, all those nine teams splitting the first two on the road won the series … right?—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At least the climactic pandemonium has some of that old REC intensity; Plaza dynamically orchestrates the violence, dazzling the eyes of his audience one minute, gouging the eyes of his characters the next.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ella’s son is now 7 and sometimes traipses downstairs to gouge his grandparents’ cereal collection.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Mean Green are meaner and greener than usual, averaging almost 45 points behind grooving freshman quarterback Drew Mestemaker.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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And sure enough, Hamm (a frequent SNL host himself) popped up in the audience wearing that Hawaiian shirt and bucket hat, still grooving to the music.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The fatty plaques that develop may then rupture or break within the arteries, which leads to a wound healing response by the body that drives clot formation to repair the area and prevent bleeding.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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The 29-year-old ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and tore his meniscus last September but suffered a setback in his recovery this summer after featuring in all four of Manchester City’s Club World Cup matches.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Someone slit his throat and bashed him over the head in Skulls Rainbow Room, which sits in Printers Alley, one of the most popular destinations in Nashville.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Burrow (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow%20%28into%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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