BURROWING (INTO) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

burrowing (into)

verb

present participle of burrow (into)

as in grooving

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Speirs began moving and grooving between innings, choreographing dances for each player’s walk-up song.

— Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
One of the video's most memorable sequences features Madonna grooving to the dance-pop track while riding a gondola.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of grooving

Verb

The roughly six-mile-wide (10-kilometer-wide) asteroid struck Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, excavating the Chicxulub crater and vaporizing enormous quantities of rock.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The team tried excavating another unknown soldier from an unrelated case just a day before, but were unsuccessful.

— Hope McKenney, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of excavating

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Grapeseed oil deeply hydrates hair by penetrating all layers of the hair shaft, leaving it moisturized from the inside out.

— Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026
Its ability to change direction during flight is intended to increase the chances of penetrating sophisticated air defense networks and striking high-value military assets.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of penetrating

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The agencies also encouraged states with price-gouging statutes to determine whether enforcement actions are warranted under those laws.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
Yes, touristy, but not as overrun by price gouging business owners at places like Virginia Beach or Myrtle Beach.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of gouging

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The new order calls for splitting up combination vaccines, like the one that protects against measles, mumps and rubella, which would be given as three shots instead of one, at three separate office visits.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
The order also calls for splitting the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine into separate shots, which would require years of investment.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of splitting

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One of those attacks was a bear slashing a man’s chest outside his home in North Canaan.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Senate Republicans have expressed wariness in recent days about the prospect of slashing those standards, which advocates say help keep kids safe and healthy.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of slashing

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When cutting them back in the fall for the winter, leave a few branches for wildlife to use for protection, but be sure to remove all of the dead branches to reduce the risk of diseases.

— Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
Broadcasters of all sizes, especially local station owners, have been battling cord-cutting and coping with ongoing audience and advertiser shifts away from linear viewing.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of cutting

Verb

Slater had his left knee surgically repaired after rupturing his patellar tendon last August.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Putin, on the other hand, has no problem rupturing his trade relations, and with them international investment and other forms of connectivity.

— Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of rupturing

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