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delving

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verb

present participle of delve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for delving
Noun
  • As part of the investigation, the FA leant on analysis of the four suspicious matches provided by Stats Perform Integrity Services (SPIS), which is a division of data company Stats Perform.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the Homeland Security Investigations Task Force, other agencies involved in the investigation were the Fayetteville, Eureka Springs, Harrison, Springdale and Berryville police departments, according to the release.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Other mining jobs include continuous mining machine operators, excavating/loading machine and dragline operators, and construction equipment operators.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Currently, the crew is still working on excavating down to the pipe to find the exact break, the company stated.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Elena Bianca Zagari Un Mondo Proprio (A World of One's Own) grew out of my long-term exploration of women's identities in Naples, the city where I was born.
    Vogue, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Known for its reliability and resilience, Canada Goose has supported on- and off-screen roles in some of the planet’s most extreme locations, empowering exploration of all kinds, both behind the scenes and front of the lens.
    Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each rock bottom has come accompanied by a shovel, as the Dodgers keep digging deeper.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The solution is to rejuvenate your plants every two to three years by digging and dividing the clump.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Panouses regularly fields inquiries from investors, scammers and people in need, all trying to reach his clients.
    Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hayes is now a long ways away from his teenage years shoveling driveways, and his early career as a postal-service worker.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Physical tasks like gardening, shoveling the driveway, washing the car, and cleaning the house can get your heart rate up and count as a fat-burning activity.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Cape Fear series adaptation — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — is billed as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • New technologies are always up for examination before becoming routine, said Nathan Lents, a professor of biology at the City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
    Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Algerian is equally capable of tucking into midfield, running the flanks, playing probing passes from a wide-centre-back role or making darting movements towards goal.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Delving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delving. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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