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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delved
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Researchers enlisted by the school have only excavated a small section of the tunnel system so far.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026 -
Identifying an early giant scorpion Working with eight fossils excavated over the years from three sites, the study team used CT scans and other tools to take a closer look at the specimen in the Natural History Museum’s collection.—
Shraddha Chakradhar,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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The fact that Claridge’s dug deep into the grounds underneath to construct a 7,000-square-foot spa and wellness area showed how invested the hotel is in this topic.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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For dessert, Ladeira dug deep into his Portuguese roots, fusing two traditional desserts into one.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Quasars are the extremely active supermassive black holes at the heart of some galaxies, furiously feeding on gas that is being shoveled towards their maw, and growing as a result of this voracious feeding.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
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All that was left of the snow was shoveled into melting mounds at the edges of intersections and crosswalks.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The platform, which has 600 million active monthly users, mined search information.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress earlier this month that Iran had mined large segments of Hormuz.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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“Delved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delved. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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