burrowed (into)

past tense of burrow (into)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrowed (into)
Verb
  • The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The complaint did not say if the area was excavated or what was wrapped in the plastic.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • To make ends meet, he’s relied on renting out part of his property, as well as cashing his monthly Social Security check.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
  • Homes worth more than $1 million which are rented out for most of the year would not be subject to the surcharge.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Since most boar spears had cross-guard features near the spearhead, this was often used to trigger the gun once the spear had penetrated the prey.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2025
  • None of the bullets penetrated the glass.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Plaid’s bank partnerships avoided years of licensing; TSMC’s $20B chip R&D was split with Apple/NVIDIA.
    Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Read more Climate Change New Microsoft AI Research Edges Towards 'Medical Superintelligence' Nuclear fusion differs from fission, or splitting atoms, which is how nuclear power is generated today.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
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“Burrowed (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed%20%28into%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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