delved

verb

past tense of delve
as in excavated

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  1. excavated
  2. dug
  3. shoveled
  4. mined
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  • Two of those casualties appear to be soldiers excavated from sediment beneath the motorcycle.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Archaeologist Alfred Lucas, who was part of Howard Carter’s team which excavated the tomb and present at the time, was reportedly hospitalized from the shock of it.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of excavated
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  • At the same time, the bull directs a spray of urine onto the underside of his neck and then rolls about in the wallow after it is dug, continuing to urinate in the wallow.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
  • State lawmakers have already dug a huge pension hole for taxpayers.
    — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dug
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  • In the absence of heavy equipment, rescue workers, police and volunteers shoveled debris by hand at many sites, looking for survivors.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Tesla said Wednesday that its profits fell last quarter as the car company run by Elon Musk shoveled more money into research and development, cutting into profits from a sharp increase in vehicle sales.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of shoveled
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  • The approach could eventually create another use for iron resources that are already mined at large scale.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Platsdarm’s volunteers go into fields and forests, among ruins and across territory, where the ground is often mined.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of mined
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