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

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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

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Using that Ducato model as its starting point, Westfalia splits it into three separate levels.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
Despite the campaign’s talk of schools and food assistance, fully 90% of the money goes to health care — the education and food assistance account splits the remaining 10%, which also has to cover the cost of administering the tax itself.

— Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 13 July 2026

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