BURROW (INTO) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

burrow (into)

verb

Definition of burrow (into)

as in to hollow

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Verb

In this way, the lack that can hollow us out can also be what moves us.

— Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
The administration is accused of greenwashing and failing to address industrial glyphosate use, making its regenerative initiatives hollow.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of hollow

Verb

Inspectors reported violations earlier this year New York City’s buildings commissioner, Ahmed Tigani, said Wednesday that construction workers were excavating the empty lot next door when the building buckled.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
On a Sunday morning in May, 25 mph winds from the northwest assailed the Tangier coast, driving waves that busily excavated the brick and cinderblock remnants of an old structure, possibly a house.

— John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of excavate

Verb

These pulses penetrate walls better and also target pests’ nervous systems.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
The investigation found these companies have penetrated the country's healthcare system by offering high-cost specialty drugs at more affordable prices through private and public employers.

— Scott Zamost, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of penetrate

Verb

The Global Methodist Church, a conservative group, split from the denomination in 2022.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
The men and women, both of whom split their home games between Hartford and M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion on campus, have staged periodic doubleheaders in the years since, when schedules intersected.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of split

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Nearly 4 miles separated a piece of a Learjet’s tail from the burning crater gouged into the pavement where the aircraft came down.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Insurance carriers are often able to negotiate a better rate for the tow, if he was indeed getting gouged.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of gouge

Verb

And for more than two heady years, music lovers within a mile or two of the Sunset Junction area could groove to the wildly eclectic sounds of KBLT, a pirate radio station that operated from 1995 to 1998.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Michael Goessling remembers being eight years old and grooving to The Doobie Brothers.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of groove

Verb

After his grandfather’s gallbladder abruptly ruptured, the family learned the medical emergency was related to his diabetes.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Some brain aneurysms cause no symptoms, while others can rupture and cause bleeding in or around the brain, potentially leading to a stroke, brain damage or death, according to the agency.

— Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of rupture

Verb

Every Black Dove attends to their duties with all deliberate stabbing, throat-slitting, and shooting speed, except for Reed.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Bevins, sung by the tenor Jonah Hoskins, is a young gay man who slit his wrists after being jilted by a lover.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of slit

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