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
The villa is still being excavated and studied, but archaeologists have so far uncovered a grand entrance hall with an atrium and sunken basin, known as an impluvium, surrounded by a mosaic floor with black and white botanical and geometric designs.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Officials noted that it will be excavated through the narrowest part of the peninsula, connecting Moldefjord and Kjødepollen in the Vanylvsfjord region.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Located some five kilometers from Stonehenge in the village of Bulford, the site was first excavated between 2015 and 2017.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 June 2026
In 2021, the Center for Community Archaeology excavated the remains of one of these roads.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2026
Researchers enlisted by the school have only excavated a small section of the tunnel system so far.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 15 June 2026
After months of scandal and speculation, and several weeks of extended reunion unpacking, the sordid mess of Summer House season ten has been excavated.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Navarro’s team has spent years examining a pair of individuals excavated a few miles inland from the Norwegian Sea near Loch Borralie.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
The genius of the document lies not in the original, local intentions that might be excavated from it, but in the meanings that later generations have projected onto it.
—New York Times, 9 June 2026
Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Officials noted that it will be excavated through the narrowest part of the peninsula, connecting Moldefjord and Kjødepollen in the Vanylvsfjord region.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Located some five kilometers from Stonehenge in the village of Bulford, the site was first excavated between 2015 and 2017.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 June 2026
In 2021, the Center for Community Archaeology excavated the remains of one of these roads.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2026
Researchers enlisted by the school have only excavated a small section of the tunnel system so far.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 15 June 2026
After months of scandal and speculation, and several weeks of extended reunion unpacking, the sordid mess of Summer House season ten has been excavated.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Navarro’s team has spent years examining a pair of individuals excavated a few miles inland from the Norwegian Sea near Loch Borralie.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
The genius of the document lies not in the original, local intentions that might be excavated from it, but in the meanings that later generations have projected onto it.
—New York Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavated
dug
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The fact that Claridge’s dug deep into the grounds underneath to construct a 7,000-square-foot spa and wellness area showed how invested the hotel is in this topic.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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For dessert, Ladeira dug deep into his Portuguese roots, fusing two traditional desserts into one.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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“Excavated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavated. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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