BURROWED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

burrowed

verb

past tense of burrow

as in clawed

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as in crouched

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Less than two miles long and a third of a mile wide, the islet was created from sand dredged from the river in the 1960s when the Elbe was deepened to allow container ships to travel upriver to port in Hamburg.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Seasonal sand berms to limit coastal flooding and protect public safety will begin to go up along the beach in the next week, and the San Dieguito Lagoon inlet will also be dredged, likely in the first two weeks of November.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of dredged

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As Kimbrel got set to face Marlins first baseman Kyle Stowers, the right-hander crouched near the mound as liquid spewed from his mouth before the broadcast camera cut away.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Like ballplayers just before the pitch, animal control crouched into position, with thick metal grabbers, nooses, and nets at the ready.

— Zachary Przystup, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of crouched

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Co-stars Sofia Boutella, Bill Pullman and Daniel Zovatto also huddled warmly with the director.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Thirty minutes before the preseason finale, and before leaving the field from pregame warmups for the final time as a 19-man band, the Falcons’ defensive backs huddled and brought their fists together on the Hard Rock Stadium sideline.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of huddled

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When not giving water, Radha squatted under the awning of the vegetable-oil store next to the liquor shop.

— Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
For most of that session, Melton squatted behind the plate, sweating and catching bullpens for pitchers who had more experience and more college offers.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of squatted

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His legal team couched the City Council’s move to weaken the mayor’s authority and strip him of privileges as a petty effort to unseat the youngest mayor in the city’s history, and one who has questioned their leadership.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Yet every bit of critique was couched as serving a larger goal for both of them.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

Definition of couched

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