DELVED Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

delved

verb

past tense of delve

as in excavated

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The comedian and performer has long excavated his Midwestern roots for his stand-up.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Researchers combed through 60,000 bone fragments excavated from the cave, identifying two dozen or so that appeared to closely resemble hominin bones and testing them to see whether the fossils contained any useful biomolecular information.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

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The battle for whether NFL players will be permitted to return to college continues, as both parties have dug their heels in on either side of the issue.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
When punk finally came along, the movie talks about how Townshend, who totally dug the punk scene, tried to cozy up to Johnny Rotten and got nowhere.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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Meanwhile, two sauna masters shovelled ice infused with fragrant oil onto the rocks and performed an Aufguss, a German ritual in which towels are twirled to spread scented air.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
After all, that is a quite a load – Lacy also caught 29 passes – and some of it could be shoveled off to Michigan State transfer Makhi Frazier.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Many have already mined Ford’s design vernacular, few with the original gusto.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
Naturally, Varnell, deemed out of touch, is resistant to the characterization and the alterations, and much of the comedy is mined from the contrast between the older and younger characters.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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