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
  • 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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  • San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie livestreamed a ribbon-cutting ceremony early Thursday as the new Grocery Outlet store opened its doors.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Torrents overwhelmed infrastructure, cutting power to tens of thousands of homes, flooding about 170 houses and blocking roads, while a landslide hit Togane and muddy water inundated cars and railway tracks.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 14 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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