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past tense of drill

drilled

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verb (2)

past tense of drill
as in planted
to put or set into the ground to grow he drills soybeans in the same rows with corn

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Gianluca Consentino drilled the go-ahead extra point try, and Avon Old Farms had seized a 29-28 lead with 63 ticks left. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025 The Jays’ leadoff hitter also reached safely against Yamamoto in the following two innings, first on an infield popup with a 100 percent catch probability that Freddie Freeman overran, then when Yamamoto drilled George Springer on the wrist. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 Freshman kicker Lukasz Smolen, who comes to Charlotte from London, drilled a 21-yard field goal. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025 Under the leadership of Angus Graham from Uppsala University, and with the assistance of colleagues from the University of Southampton, the group successfully drilled 61 sediment cores, some of which were drilled to depths of more than 11 meters (36 ft). Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025 Moody drilled the 38-yard field goal as time expired to complete the comeback. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025 With Microsoft’s support, Terradot has drilled soil and sediment cores to bedrock to analyze mineral and chemical profiles. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 Zack Marticorena and Jacob Romeo each scored rushing TDs and Christian Slojkowski drilled a 40-yard field goal. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025 It was discovered in 1986 and first drilled in the 1990s. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Drilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drilled. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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