as in dug
to hollow out or form (something) by removing earth
workmen are excavating a long tunnel that will eventually replace the aboveground expressway
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Recent Examples of excavated
In January 2021, police found Muirhead's Red Bull can and excavated around it.
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Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
In 1870 businessman and archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann excavated Hisarlik in Turkey, which had been identified as the probable location of ancient Troy.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
For over 100 years, this soil has been excavated, consistently yielding impressive artifacts related to legionary life.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
It was excavated between 1906 to 1910, but has not been fully explored since then.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The sow settled into a gap in the foundation created when the home’s previous owners built an addition and excavated beneath only half of it.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Throughout the property, the singer incorporated the rocks that had been excavated while building the lake.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
The film centers on the lives of archaeologists Ann and Earl Morris (played by Abigail Lawrie and Tom Felton, respectively), who excavated the Canyon De Chelly in Arizona.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
Once surrounded and isolated from vegetation, the pile was excavated.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
In 1870 businessman and archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann excavated Hisarlik in Turkey, which had been identified as the probable location of ancient Troy.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
For over 100 years, this soil has been excavated, consistently yielding impressive artifacts related to legionary life.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
It was excavated between 1906 to 1910, but has not been fully explored since then.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The sow settled into a gap in the foundation created when the home’s previous owners built an addition and excavated beneath only half of it.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Throughout the property, the singer incorporated the rocks that had been excavated while building the lake.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
The film centers on the lives of archaeologists Ann and Earl Morris (played by Abigail Lawrie and Tom Felton, respectively), who excavated the Canyon De Chelly in Arizona.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
Once surrounded and isolated from vegetation, the pile was excavated.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavated
dug
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Over the past year, Shugar and his co-authors have dug more deeply into seismic records and other observations of the glacier to figure out what happened.—
Megan I. Gannon,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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To help natural forces rebuild the marsh more quickly, restoration crews dug channels into the farmland before breaching the levee.—
John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
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“Excavated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavated. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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