Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrowed
Verb
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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
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The girl must have been crouched down and gotten the gun.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Brandon Wolf crouched in the corner of the nightclub bathroom for what felt like forever as gunshots rang out.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
Verb
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There’s no actual metal on Pareidolia, just fragments that Muir has excavated from metal’s marginalia and spun into what resembles a kaleidoscope filled with black beads.—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
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Consequently, the museum’s collection comprises artifacts excavated by British authorities from across the Mandate territory.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Ambulances were on the scene on Wednesday morning to carry away the bodies of victims, while some community members huddled in groups on the streets.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Ambulances were on the scene on Wednesday morning to carry away the victims' bodies while community members huddled in groups on the streets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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There was, for example, the fellow who sat hunched forward in a folding camp chair on the shore of a Wyoming lake where my family and I paused with our camper one summer.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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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
Verb
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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
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Eventually, Betty stopped and squatted.—
Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kocurek’s praise wasn’t couched, however.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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It’s almost always couched in aspirational terms.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
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“Burrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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