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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delved
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The team excavated several key places on the site, studied cores of soil and conducted an additional LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, survey of the area.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025 -
The Wondras were identified as suspects three years ago by Fruitland Police Chief JD Huff after law enforcement excavated their backyard, searching the area for human remains.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Oct. 2025
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Bring a headlamp to walk your bike through three 1870s railroad tunnels, each hand-dug by crews armed with little more than picks and shovels.—
Erin Gifford,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
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New beds should be dug or loosened to a depth of 12 inches for varieties with larger bulbs.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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The less glamorous side — the poop shoveled, the low wages — is rarely shown.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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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
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Her very presence, which succeeds at generating buzz and not much else, feels fitting for a show that seems to want not to be watched so much as mined for viral bits and pieces.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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For instance, there is a stunning 12-foot bench made of 230 blocks of ancient rock salt mined in Loulé.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Delved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delved. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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