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Recent Examples of excavation
This marks a shift from traditional horizontal tunnelling methods toward more efficient vertical excavation.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Specialists from the Danish Viking Ship Museum, which has national responsibility for maritime archaeology in eastern Denmark, are conducting the excavation.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
The excavation has yielded shoes, clothing fragments, clay pipes, uniform insignia, weapons, two cannons and bottles — along with what may be the remains of one of 19 crew members listed as missing after the battle.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
An excavation at the City of David, of ruins dating back 3,800 years.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Specialists from the Danish Viking Ship Museum, which has national responsibility for maritime archaeology in eastern Denmark, are conducting the excavation.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
The excavation has yielded shoes, clothing fragments, clay pipes, uniform insignia, weapons, two cannons and bottles — along with what may be the remains of one of 19 crew members listed as missing after the battle.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
An excavation at the City of David, of ruins dating back 3,800 years.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavation
Noun
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It should have been called swamp or something like that…trench.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The work required felling primeval trees measuring six feet in diameter and digging a deep trench through the marsh to accommodate boat traffic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That doesn’t mean the 77,100-acre oasis of craggy peaks, maze-like caves, and alpine lakes is any less enchanting.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Located in the northeastern part of the Buckeye State, this day-use state park rocks similar rugged cliffs, cascading waterfalls, and caves without the overcrowded parking lots.—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Located between the Sahara tent and the Do Lab, the Bunker is a gigantic subterranean cavern with room for 300 or so people — a dark and cool respite from the blazing Indio sun.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The caverns boast 4 miles of cave passages, as well as over 400 acres aboveground.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Typically, a groundhog goes no more than 150 feet from its burrow to forage for food.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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The program also resulted in a slight decrease in rat burrows in some areas.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The new picture also captures shadowy fractures and pits that hint at large volumes of water ice still buried beneath the surface, as well as numerous impact craters surrounded by the detritus of their own explosive formation.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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The show operates a remote pit, meaning a majority of the musicians playing the music live are not in the theatre or under the stage in the traditional orchestra pit.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Crete Township highway maintenance workers found the dead dogs March 3 in trash bags in a ditch near Norfolk Avenue and Kings Road, Will County sheriff’s Deputy Chief Jeremy Zdzinicki said.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The vehicle went off the road to the right and into a ditch, then struck several trees.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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That bacteria can then enter a patient’s open cavity, leading to infection.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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Install Multiple Houses Different species of native bees use nesting cavities of different sizes.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 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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This creates an intricate network of microscopic cracks that, in addition to visible furrows, help retain the water elephants douse themselves in to stay cool.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Excavation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavation. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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