burrowed

Definition of burrowednext
past tense of burrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrowed
Verb
  • Will Smith crouched, his left knee on the ground and his mitt grazing the dirt as his Team USA teammate, Mason Miller, strode towards the plate.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Sam discovers the thing crouched over his new friend’s lifeless body, seemingly feeding off him.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • The Marina District of San Francisco, built on an artificial landfill made partly from mud dredged from the bay, suffered severe damage because of the weak sediment below.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
  • Soaked in a meaty mushroom stock, dredged in flour, and dunked in buttermilk, these crispy, tender mushrooms are extra delicious.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • After more than a week huddled together in darkness, the five men trapped in a Laos cave received a message of hope when they were discovered by rescuers on Wednesday.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The Game was meant to kick off at noon under a slate-gray sky, with a few snowflakes in the air and fans huddled up in the stands.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Prehistoric mining in the Pyrenees High in the eastern Pyrenees is a prehistoric cave, excavated between 2021 and 2023.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
  • The cave itself was first excavated in 1850.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The veteran laid a powerful hip check near his own blue line on his final shift in the first period, was hunched over following the whistle, and hobbled down the tunnel to the dressing room shortly after.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Rather than being hunched over their game consoles, these guys were reenacting a legend that—according to Liane—dates back to the early Middle Ages, featuring a Catholic maiden called Mata and a Muslim prince called Grifone.
    Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Eventually, Betty stopped and squatted.
    Gabriel Debenedetti, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • As catcher Dillon Dingler got down in his catching stance, Hinch squatted and leaned against a fence off to the side.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This is another red flag that is often missed because the request is often couched in language around protection or trust.
    Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
  • For now, Anteotokounmpo, 31, remains coy, his words wrapped in riddles and his intentions couched in caveats, even as ESPN continues to report that a trade (somewhere) is viewed as inevitable and even as the two-time MVP insists that a trade is not his decision.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Burrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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