BURROWS (INTO) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

burrows (into)

verb

present tense third-person singular of burrow (into)

as in grooves

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But when Las Vegas’s the Killers traded in the Anglophilia and new wave nostalgia of 2004’s Hot Fuss for the E Street Band grooves and Americana imagery of Sam’s Town, fans and critics were divided.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 June 2026
Food particles and microorganisms can become trapped in the nicks, grooves, and scratches on the board.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 28 June 2026

Definition of grooves

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One of the most convincing ways Reid excavates Lestat’s inner world is through the music.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Badger excavates or exposes buried infrastructure through a highly pressurized water and vacuum system and uses about 20,000 gallons of water per day, officials have said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of excavates

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As space penetrates time, and time, rock-hard, penetrates space.

— Sheila Heti, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
Although humanity’s salvation may appear to come in fits and starts, God’s healing influence always penetrates and gets through callous self-righteousness and indifference.

— Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

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In the closing scene, just as the train approaches, Juggut climbs up to the rope and slashes it with his kirpan (the ceremonial sword carried by observant Sikhs).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
This, in turn, significantly reduces drag and slashes fuel consumption.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

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