burrowed

past tense of burrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrowed
Verb
  • Bindi, who won season 21 of the reality dance show with partner Derek Hough, smiled with her arm around Robert, who crouched down next to his dancing partner, Witney Carson.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Rather than playing her violin on her shoulder, the violinist crouched on a rug with Belaji, facing the instrument toward the floor.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Soaked in a meaty mushroom stock, dredged in flour, and dunked in buttermilk, these crispy, tender mushrooms are extra delicious.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Other fresh fish were lightly dredged in flour, fried, baked, and then garnished with parsley and black walnuts.
    Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mike Lee of Utah, Rick Scott of Florida and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, withheld their votes and huddled with Thune at the back of the chamber.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Senate Republicans huddled on Friday afternoon after Schumer’s floor speech but seemed to see no immediate path forward.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The team excavated several key places on the site, studied cores of soil and conducted an additional LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, survey of the area.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Wondras were identified as suspects three years ago by Fruitland Police Chief JD Huff after law enforcement excavated their backyard, searching the area for human remains.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His hands were cragged and bent from arthritis and years hunched over a keyboard.
    Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Sean Grayson, 31, sat in the courtroom hunched in his chair and appeared to plug his ears during the part of the video that included audio of shots being fired at Massey.
    Selina Guevara, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The brace successfully monitored joint bending while the subject walked, ran, squatted, and jumped, even reconstructing the person’s running gait with precision.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Brockington squatted 664 pounds, breaking his own record from last year by 50 pounds, and posted a vertical jump of 42 inches.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sometimes the case for war’s inevitability is couched in expressions of rue and reluctance.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Usually, the question was couched in politeness, but my students (bless them) had not yet learned to be subtle.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Burrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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