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Recent Examples of excavation
Heavy excavation machines bash giant concrete blocks into more manageable chunks, before grinders pulverize the material into 1- to 3-inch rocks, which can be recycled.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Fox News Digital spoke with Andrea White, a city archaeologist in St. Augustine, Florida, about the excavation.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Other artifacts The recent excavation also turned up an array of other artifacts that help paint a picture of daily life in a 17th-century military camp.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Moeller, who was promoted from head groundskeeper to director of special projects and field operations prior to 2024 spring training, which was back in Port Charlotte where the 61-year-old also oversees field operations, and his crew had an excavation project on their hands.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Fox News Digital spoke with Andrea White, a city archaeologist in St. Augustine, Florida, about the excavation.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Other artifacts The recent excavation also turned up an array of other artifacts that help paint a picture of daily life in a 17th-century military camp.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Moeller, who was promoted from head groundskeeper to director of special projects and field operations prior to 2024 spring training, which was back in Port Charlotte where the 61-year-old also oversees field operations, and his crew had an excavation project on their hands.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavation
Noun
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Having survived the World War I trenches and Chicago gangland, the brothers return after seven years to their segregated Mississippi Delta hometown, Clarksdale.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2025
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One of the samples was dug from a scar-like trench called Wessex Cleft and the other from the bottom of a young crater rim in South Massif.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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To investigate the origins of the ancient religion, Singh travels to the Mentawai archipelago in Indonesia, a cave in southwest France, and the northwest Amazon.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
1 May 2025
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In Milwaukee, challenges unfolded inside Miller Brewing’s historic caves, Discovery World, Lupi & Iris (a 2023 Beard finalist), and American Family Field.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The valley blanketed in trees and speckled with caves and caverns combines with the peaks and hills surrounding it to create an outdoor lover’s paradise.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Over eons, water dissolved the calcium carbonate, etching deep fissures and caverns into the stone.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the rocky and sandy terrain of the Arabian peninsula, a dangerous creature lurks just below the surface in a burrow.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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The tortoises seem to be digging their burrows at higher elevations than normal.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Private patios are planted with succulents and shaded by native trees, while the center of the property is anchored by a sunken dipping pool and communal fire pit perfect for lingering evenings and slow conversations.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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Outside entertainment opportunities are further enhanced by the indoor/outdoor bar with pass-through window, a covered outdoor kitchen and fire pit.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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With no access to public sewer lines and unaffordable septic systems, some families have dug ditches to divert the waste.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and shield your head, or leave your vehicle and find shelter in a ditch or ravine.—
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, public health authorities, including the American Dental Association, support fluoride being put in drinking water to prevent cavities.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
16 Apr. 2025
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Now, new research has found another potential health risk linked to these sugary drinks—oral cavity cancer.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
16 Apr. 2025
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Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.—
Eduardo Medina,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Excavation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavation. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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