Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delved
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His aristocratic tastes are reflected in his various building projects, the remains of which have been excavated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Forgotten under sixty-five feet of pumice and ash, Herculaneum wasn’t rediscovered until the eighteenth century, and the original Villa dei Papiri has still not been fully excavated.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Caught in a toughness-testing Sunday afternoon brawl with the Raiders, the Bears dug deep and showed the resilience and survival instincts to claw out a win.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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When social media users called the wig unflattering, the insults dug deep.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On third-and-2 at the CU 20, the Buffs QB hurried left with seemingly the entire Houston defense in pursuit, spotted Omarion Miller just past the line of scrimmage, and shoveled him the ball before the red jerseys closed in.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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Outside one house on Tuesday evening, seven people quickly moved large tree branches away from the structure and shoveled sand onto the fire in a desperate attempt to keep the blaze from spreading from the house next door, according to the AP.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Amethysts and garnets have been found in seventh century jewellery and these stones were mined in Sri Lanka and India.—
Duncan Sayer,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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Few people have mined as much entertainment from the contrast between high stakes and low morals — from how the life-and-death concerns of a big heist or an elaborate conspiracy might ultimately just reinforce the sense that nothing matters, and nobody gets out alive.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Delved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delved. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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