Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavations
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With 30 miles of trails suited for all levels, there are so many ways for visitors to explore the rocky spires, grasslands, and talus caves—Bear Gulch Cave to the east and Balconies Cave to the west.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026 -
In December 2017, Said took some of his executives on a corporate retreat on the Iranian island of Qeshm, a fishing community with salt caves, mangrove forests, and dramatic canyons.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Similar hard-substrate communities were also observed on rocks in the Aleutian, Kuril‑Kamchatka, Atacama, Puysegur, Atacama, and Mussau trenches.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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From underwater trenches to sea caves, there are myriad spaces where undiscovered creatures may be lurking.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 May 2026
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Police and fire rescue experts say this is also serves a reminder to always wear personal flotation devices in and around rivers, creeks, ditches and lakes.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
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Water is a constant threat The men became trapped during an expedition to find gold within the cramped and muddy underground caverns.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Their birth was a crucial waypoint on math’s inexorable march from the numbers and shapes that people encounter in everyday life into ever more abstract caverns of thought.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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Their burrows are extensive, with at least two entrances.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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There are a few possibilities for non-gopher holes, including the Norway rat, voles, moles, rabbits, ground squirrels and snakes, which don’t dig their own underground burrows but take over old tunnels and improve upon them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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In a third and final scenario — the one designed to test insight — the team moved the flower from the floor to the ceiling, just above one of four pits shaped to accommodate the ball.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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More generally, cottonmouths have broad heads and dark stripes that run through their eyes, as well as deep facial pits between their eyes and nostrils.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
3 June 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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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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Dentists can also sometimes stop cavities with fluoride varnishes and prevent them with dental sealants, which were once recommended only for children, Fontana said.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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The buttons along the earcups are also more distinct, and the microphone grilles have been redesigned from the usual mesh cavities to larger holes that appear to punch directly through the earcup chassis.—
Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
18 May 2026
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“Excavations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavations. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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