burrowing (into)

verb

present participle of burrow (into)
as in grooving

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrowing (into)
  1. grooving
  2. excavating
  3. penetrating
  4. gouging
  5. splitting
  6. slashing
  7. cutting
  8. rupturing
Verb
  • Michael Goessling remembers being eight years old and grooving to The Doobie Brothers.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • On Labor Day 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani enjoyed Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade, grooving on various floats as an assemblyman representing Astoria, Queens.
    — Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of grooving
Verb
  • Building on such discoveries, the 2026–2030 plan calls for underwater robots, deep-diving equipment and specialized tools capable of carefully excavating fragile remains on the seabed.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Fidan’s team has spent over five years excavating sections of the mound.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of excavating
Verb
  • The process is used to transform raw, localized ingredients — such as rice, but also honey and soybeans — into more potent but non-irritating formulas that target cellular turnover and provide deep hydration by penetrating the skin more effectively.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Soviet Union, for instance, gained nuclear weapons in part by penetrating the Manhattan Project; more recently, China stole secrets related to the F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets and the C-17 cargo plane.
    — Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of penetrating
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  • During Fortescue’s early years, the environmental toll of gouging metals from the earth was all but an afterthought.
    — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping during the war in Gaza led to a decrease in traffic through the Suez Canal, gouging Egypt’s revenues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of gouging
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  • The duo released one album together, the influential 1983 LP Enter, before splitting up in 1985.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • What Could Be Next Roller choice may keep splitting along a clear line.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of splitting
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  • Medicare could soon save beneficiaries over a billion dollars on prescription drugs — without slashing the price of a single medicine.
    — Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Republican Scott Walker won that year, and over the next eight years enacted a wide array of Republican priorities that included drastically scaling back union rights, slashing taxes and requiring voters to show identification at the polls.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of slashing
Verb
  • The verdict came just three days after regulators seized Ueno Bank, cutting nearly 3 million customers off from their savings and bank cards and setting off a political crisis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The little lumberjack walked to the far end of the forest and started cutting.
    — Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of cutting
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  • Wide receiver Davante Adams will be out 6–10 weeks after rupturing his hamstring, head coach Sean McVay revealed following the shocking 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at SoFi Stadium.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Cloé Lacasse, forward, Utah Royals Lacasse is playing her first full season for Utah after rupturing an ACL and spraining an MCL in 2024 and missing much of 2025.
    — Karan Lodha, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of rupturing
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