delved

verb

past tense of delve
as in excavated

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  1. excavated
  2. dug
  3. shoveled
  4. mined
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  • The impact excavated pristine materials from below the lunar surface that have escaped weathering from the solar wind, galactic cosmic rays, and micrometeorites.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Assistant Town Engineer Matt Gavelek said that the problems were created because, contrary to the town’s instructions, a large area of land was excavated.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of excavated
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  • Pits are frequently dug by hand and can reach several meters deep.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rescuers dug through debris looking for anyone buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in the Muslim-majority country.
    — Firdia Lisnawati, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of dug
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  • In the absence of heavy equipment, rescue workers, police and volunteers shoveled debris by hand at many sites, looking for survivors.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Tesla said Wednesday that its profits fell last quarter as the car company run by Elon Musk shoveled more money into research and development, cutting into profits from a sharp increase in vehicle sales.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of shoveled
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  • At gold’s current spot price of roughly $4,600 a troy ounce, the total value of all gold ever mined comes out to roughly $33 trillion — still $7 trillion less than the national debt.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • From there, the minerals are sent away to be further processed into useable material, but that's a small fraction of what's mined out.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mined
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