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Recent Examples of burrows
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
The larvae then hatches from the eggs and burrows into tissue of animals to feed on them.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Not camping, sleeping or resting near animal burrows or areas where dead rodents are observed.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The Burrowing Owl requires large tracts of open ground, preferably with areas of bare soil, for its underground nesting burrows.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Still, they're named for their habit of using crayfish burrows that are mostly abandoned.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
In the heat of the day, desert-dwelling snakes will retreat into shade or rodent burrows to shield themselves from the scorching sun.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
According to researchers, the interdune barking gecko lives alone in burrows beginning from a very young age.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 2, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Avoiding contact with wild rodents and keeping pets away from rodent burrows can help to prevent potential exposure to plague bacteria.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Understanding Cluster Flies Cluster flies lay eggs in cracks in the soil in fields and gardens near the entrance to earthworm burrows.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
The larvae then hatches from the eggs and burrows into tissue of animals to feed on them.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Not camping, sleeping or resting near animal burrows or areas where dead rodents are observed.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The Burrowing Owl requires large tracts of open ground, preferably with areas of bare soil, for its underground nesting burrows.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Still, they're named for their habit of using crayfish burrows that are mostly abandoned.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
In the heat of the day, desert-dwelling snakes will retreat into shade or rodent burrows to shield themselves from the scorching sun.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
According to researchers, the interdune barking gecko lives alone in burrows beginning from a very young age.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 2, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Avoiding contact with wild rodents and keeping pets away from rodent burrows can help to prevent potential exposure to plague bacteria.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrows
Noun
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Professionals use cameras to see every nook and cranny, checking for damage, nests, or buildup.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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The animals head closer to the banks to spawn, and make sure to defend their nests, the outlet stated.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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This is all before Raleigh crouches behind the plate for roughly three hours, calling 150 pitches a night and manning a 13-person pitching staff’s stuff, repertoire, and personality.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jeanroy squats down, nudges Taïga aside, and starts digging with a cavadou—a sort of pick that resembles a very scary dental tool.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Sinking the throttle forces the electric motor and engine to work together; the car then squats before alarmingly rocketing down the road while swapping cogs swiftly but smoothly.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When houses go dark and demand dips, power prices often nosedive.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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With Mercury retrograde stirring your third and fourth houses, misunderstandings at home or with loved ones could test your patience.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As Polly excavates the darkest parts of herself, the film can’t string together a build to match the depths of her soul-searching.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deep into the opening-night party at the Middleburg Film Festival, Joel Edgerton hunches over a cocktail table, flipping through the event’s official program.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Burrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrows. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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