Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrow (into)
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This pivot could revitalize urban retail districts but leave regional malls — home to many Saks outposts — further hollowed.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Yet what good are rights on paper when every branch of government is allowed to ignore, circumvent, chip away at or hollow them out in practice?—
John Whitehead,
Oc Register,
14 Dec. 2025
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From a Forgotten Grave to a Landmark Discovery The artifact was originally excavated about 100 years ago from a cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt, found in Grave 3932 — the burial of an adult man.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The artifact was originally excavated about 100 years ago from a cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Olivier’s penetrating eyes say what his words can’t.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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However, archaeologists faced a significant challenge—how to penetrate its secrets without destroying it in the process?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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Karaban almost had a costly turnover on an inbound play with 14 seconds left, but the Huskies fouled up three and Mulready split his free throw attempts, setting up the game-clinching freebies from the Huskies’ captain.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Although the servicing stop for the California Zephyr is too short to explore beyond the platform, Denver is a great overnight choice for passengers splitting up the 43-hour journey.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Hydee Feldstein Soto’s office has filed seven price-gouging lawsuits — three civil, four criminal — ranging from individual landlords to housing companies such as Blueground and Airbnb.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Scheffler pushed his drive into the right fairway bunker on the par-4, could only advance the ball 54 yards into the left rough and gouged his third shot short of the green.—
John Marshall,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bar Tab Dan Stahl grooves to a cover band in melting-pot midtown.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Scheffler speaks endlessly about preparation, whether that’s getting stronger in the gym or grooving a swing that rarely misses.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nine days before Sunday’s crash, Vonn ruptured the ACL in her left knee in another crash.—
Andrew Dampf,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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There was a good chance that trend was going to end even before Ikem Ekwonu ruptured his patellar tendon in the playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bleeding from a chest wound and still alive, Ronald Heath then kicked Sheridan, stabbed him in the neck and then tried to slit his throat, though the knife was too dull, court records say.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Always be willing to make a friend and slit their throat.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Burrow (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrow%20%28into%29. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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