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Recent Examples of excavation
Crews from the Waterbury Bureau of Water, along with Dayton Construction, responded to evaluate the incident, which involved excavation to determine the full extent of the damage.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The latest excavation is overseen by Alexander Sokolicek of the University of Salzburg, in collaboration with the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Athens and under the auspices of Greek heritage authorities.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The excavation was part of the University of Barcelona’s Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission, which launched in 1992.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Alternatively, prevent gallery excavation at the beginning of the nesting season, no later than April.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The latest excavation is overseen by Alexander Sokolicek of the University of Salzburg, in collaboration with the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Athens and under the auspices of Greek heritage authorities.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The excavation was part of the University of Barcelona’s Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission, which launched in 1992.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Alternatively, prevent gallery excavation at the beginning of the nesting season, no later than April.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavation
Noun
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Iranian cinema classics are a hot cinematic commodity these days in the indie trenches.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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Anne Hathaway turns heads in an oversized leopard trench in New York City on April 28.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Guests looking to escape the hustle of life are surrounded by 60 acres of redwood forests, with ocean views, caves, waterfalls, and hiking trails among it all.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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Around the same period, our ancestors began to more frequently occupy rock shelters and caves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Fire made the inhospitable conditions of caves more bearable, as caverns were often cold, dark, damp, and home to other residents like lions, bears, and hyenas, which had to be displaced.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Back at Big Thunder, there will be other fresh surprises, including 2,000 bats added in the approach to the ride’s rainbow caverns.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Its larvae burrow through stems and eat the plant from the inside, making this plant killer very hard to eradicate.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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Hikers will look for evidence like burrows, nests and tracks of tarantulas, toads, scorpions, glowworms and other nighttime creatures.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Carly loves playing hostess, and designs interiors above all with socializing in mind—the conversation pit is one of her favorite midcentury tropes.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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After, guests climbed a set of stairs to the rooftop where a sprawling dinner tables were set up beneath a full moon and fire pits flickered in decorative accent pools.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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In heavy rain, refrain from parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a grave danger.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Zaragoza stationed his men on the high ground, hidden behind cacti, behind walls of dilapidated forts, in ditches.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The nests also serve as sort of warehouses for any additional materials the birds might need to shore up their original nests, and lastly, nesting boxes that appear occupied keep other cavity dwelling birds from moving into the wrens’ territory.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Melanoma in his lung and liver cavity.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Each year without the dead only deepens the furrow of their absence.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Excavation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavation. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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