BURROWED (INTO) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

burrowed (into)

verb

past tense of burrow (into)

as in excavated

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Authorities say the site in Kalluder, in the municipality of Zubin Potok, has been cordoned off and was not previously excavated in the search for evidence of war crimes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
On Thursday, workers excavated a 3-foot-by-4-foot area to find the source of the water, plugged the leak and resumed preparing the street to reopen.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of excavated

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The crowd-pleaser — distributed by Universal internationally and Lionsgate domestically — moved and grooved back to first place on domestic and global charts as well, a remarkable feat in its fourth weekend of release.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 May 2026
Then Scott grooved a fastball down the middle to Dansby Swanson, who hit it over the left-field wall.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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The county just completed major renovations, including the dredging of the lake to improve water quality and the construction of a lakeside pavilion that can be rented out for events.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
When The Times knocked on the door of the home Yeager had hoped to rent — days after Yeager had been told the tenants would be moving out — a dog immediately barked.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

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OpenAI reported that models being tested on a cybersecurity benchmark found a way out of an isolated environment, obtained internet access and penetrated Hugging Face infrastructure.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
All of these appeared to originate at boundaries between tiles, suggesting hot gas may have penetrated these boundaries.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

Definition of penetrated

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