BURROWED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

burrowed

verb

past tense of burrow

as in clawed

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Verb

It’s then dredged in seasoned flour—key for both browning and flavor—before pan-frying in a mixture of olive oil and butter.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026
Originally called Inlet Island, it was created in 1918 with material dredged during the construction of the Lake Worth Inlet.

— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 June 2026

Definition of dredged

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After getting broken to fall behind 2-4 in the third, Djokovic attempted to knock a ball back to the ball boy, who was crouched beside the umpire’s chair.

— Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The image in question features Grande crouched on the ground while sucking a lollipop and loving a happy black dog.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026

Definition of crouched

Verb

Genetic analysis also resolved longstanding questions about the Golden Man, whose Scythian burial mound, called a kurgan, dates back to around 400 BC to 300 BC and was excavated in 1969 at a site in Kazakhstan.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
City is made from clay, sand, and rock, all excavated from the innards of the site and reshaped.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

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Inside at Revel Lounge, half the après crowd sips cocktails in robes and slippers while the other half have logged back on with work and are huddled away in the bar’s many discreet nooks and corners.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
My high-octane mutt was leaping around the patio table and barking excitedly while my neighbors huddled together over their steaks.

— Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of huddled

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Once again, Walker Kessler sat hunched forward, ears and eyes intently locked onto the person whose words would change his life.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The performance seemed designed to suggest that, away from the cameras, the Russian leader spends his time hunched over maps of the battlefield.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Definition of hunched

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Police said Alston and her boyfriend, Halley Tejada, gained access to the Kips Bay apartment Vitels had just moved into on 31st Street and squatted there for two days.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Making a place known Just before noon the following day, Susan Washko squatted over a white plastic tub beside the stream that runs through Fiftymile Canyon.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

Definition of squatted

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Yet every bit of critique was couched as serving a larger goal for both of them.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Thankfully, there are self-aware jabs as well, and it’s all couched in a character- and ensemble-centric ending that has hearty portions that help the random sour bite go down smoothly.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 June 2026

Definition of couched

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