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as in grubbing
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as in crouching
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrowing
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Trosch also ruled the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy could testify about the findings, but would not be allowed to speculate on if Scott Brooks was in a crouching position when he was shot.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025 -
In the nearly two-minute preview, fans get a glimpse at how present her now-fiancé was behind the scenes, at one point crouching underneath the stage and grinning wide as the pop star bends down and kisses him on the cheek.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Maintaining the tugboat became cumbersome, and three Zizian members opted to move into box trucks before squatting in a Bay Area trailer lot owned by Curtis Lind, then age 80, a former shipworker and grandfather of four.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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His income is uncertain, and he’s been living with Bennett, a younger drinking buddy who, in turn, is basically squatting in his dead aunt’s apartment.—
Willing Davidson,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Pickleball courts, golf course to remain open Plans for the project include dredging the lake, repairing the concrete and foundation at the dam, and replacing a culvert near Flatwoods Road Cove with a bridge.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The project would extend Osceola's slack-water harbor by 3,000 feet by dredging out 620,000 cubic yards of material.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
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Your back hurts from hunching over your laptop.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Instead of adding external chemicals or excavating polluted layers, the soil itself becomes a dynamic system capable of regenerating its quality over time.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists plan to continue analyzing these artifacts and excavating the area around the ancient basin.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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After huddling over an onX map, our small orange army decided to head for the shelter belt on the far north edge of the field.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Oct. 2025
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Groups of lawmakers have been huddling on the Senate floor and in hallways around the chamber working to craft a compromise to reopen government and extend the expiring health care tax credits and subsidies.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Burrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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