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Recent Examples of burrows
Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
An infection by New World screwworm occurs when an infected fly burrows into the tissue or flesh of warm-blooded animals, and, in rare cases, people.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
According to information about the rat control program, signs of rats in a residential yard could include burrows, droppings or dirt mounds near fences or garages.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The rodents are known to live in underground burrows, where they usually are located when called upon to do their Groundhog Day duties.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Marmot burrows are a key architectural component of many other animals’ habitats.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
In the wild, hamsters dig burrows with deep tunnels and multiple entrances for protection and to sleep during bouts of torpor.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
Although the temperature at which garden snakes begin to seek shelter varies by species, all snakes look for places such old animal burrows, compost piles, root holes in the soil, or under decks, rock walls, log piles, or decaying logs to spend the winter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
More than 90 percent of bee species live solo, and most make their burrows in the ground.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
Managing the genetic health of such a small population is essential for the species’ long-term viability, and the hair-collection method offers a noninvasive way to gather vital data without disturbing the wombats in their burrows.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
An infection by New World screwworm occurs when an infected fly burrows into the tissue or flesh of warm-blooded animals, and, in rare cases, people.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
According to information about the rat control program, signs of rats in a residential yard could include burrows, droppings or dirt mounds near fences or garages.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The rodents are known to live in underground burrows, where they usually are located when called upon to do their Groundhog Day duties.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Marmot burrows are a key architectural component of many other animals’ habitats.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
In the wild, hamsters dig burrows with deep tunnels and multiple entrances for protection and to sleep during bouts of torpor.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
Although the temperature at which garden snakes begin to seek shelter varies by species, all snakes look for places such old animal burrows, compost piles, root holes in the soil, or under decks, rock walls, log piles, or decaying logs to spend the winter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
More than 90 percent of bee species live solo, and most make their burrows in the ground.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burrows
Noun
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The bird, an eastern screech owl, is nocturnal and typically nests in tree cavities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Top floors of beloved hotel towers had been transformed into sniper nests.—
Yousra Elbagir,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The girl crouches because there is no room to stand.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Alyssa Liu just literally crouches down right in front of us on the press row, right at the ice.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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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In a video posted on Instagram on Thursday, Vonn squats with weights, lunges from side to side and does fast kicks against a ball.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Squire squats down in a patch of dead grass along the edge of a creek.—
Emily Brindley,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That’s after tanker owners, oil majors and trading houses suspended shipments via the strait on Saturday as a precautionary move.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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The largest obstacle to Hilton’s agenda is the supermajority in both houses of the State Legislature.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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 3 Mar. 2026.
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