delved

past tense of delve

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delved
Verb
  • City is made from clay, sand, and rock, all excavated from the innards of the site and reshaped.
    Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • Steam shovels and draglines excavated the foundations for highways and railroads.
    Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Each of the nine San Diego batters got his chance against Sasaki in the second, and the team quickly dug the Dodgers into a six-run hole.
    Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Allin responds by saying that if that's what Knight wants, he's dug his own grave.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The main central route of the Strait of Hormuz is still mined and remains closed.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • There's the middle normal navigational channel that, unfortunately, the Iranians have mined.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
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“Delved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delved. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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