delved

past tense of delve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for delved
Verb
  • While analyzing over 300 skeletal remains excavated in northwestern Rome, a team of paleontologists found that the bones belong to a gigantic ancestor of today’s elephant.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
  • His aristocratic tastes are reflected in his various building projects, the remains of which have been excavated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Things aren’t about to get easier, and the Sabres have already dug themselves a hole.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • During the project, excavators removed about eight billion pounds of rock for DigIndy’s tunnels, which total about 28 miles in length and were dug 250 feet underground.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The presiding minister elected not to deliver a funeral sermon; dirt was shoveled on top of the mahogany box only three minutes after the service began.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Some hikers shoveled snow out of their tents amid the blizzard, while others waded in a line through the snowstorm in poor visibility, social media videos verified by NBC News showed.
    Larissa Gao, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Today, almost three quarters of the world's rare earth minerals, used in everything from smartphones to fighter jets, are mined in China, which processes 90% of the metals, according to Bank of America analysts.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In a video released by the IDF, another four schools roughly two miles north of these were mined and destroyed, also in August.
    Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Delved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delved. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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